Harvard Art Museums > 2010.443: Orchids and Rock Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Orchids and Rock (Hak-kyo Chŏng) , 2010.443,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/336447. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2010.443 People Hak-kyo Chŏng, Korean (1832 - 1914) Title Orchids and Rock Classification Paintings Work Type hanging scroll, painting Date datable to 1911 Places Creation Place: East Asia, Korea Culture Korean Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/336447 Location Location Level 2, Room 2600, East Asian Art, East Asian Painting and Decorative Arts View this object's location on our interactive map Physical Descriptions Medium Hanging scroll; ink on satin silk; with signature reading "Chŏng Hak-kyo"; with two seals of the artist Dimensions painting proper: 115.8 x 39.4 cm (45 9/16 x 15 1/2 in.) mounting, including cord and roller ends: 191.8 x 61.8 cm (75 1/2 x 24 5/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: Upper right, in black ink: Chŏng Hak-kyo [written in Chinese characters] inscription: Vertically oriented brush-written inscription and signature at the upper right quadrant: the signature reads "Chŏng Hak-kyo". seal: artist's seal, upper right, immediately following signature: square, red, intaglio seal reading "Chŏng Hak-kyo" seal: artist's seal, lower left corner: square, red, relief seal indicating that the painting was done when the artist was eighty "sui" (i.e., seventy-nine years old). Provenance Recorded Ownership History Purchased in Korea and brought to the U.S. in the 1960s; through auction in the early 2000s; through Kang Collection; to Harvard Art Museum. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Christina Marcove and through the Ralph C. Marcove International Understanding Through Arts and Crafts Foundation, Inc. Accession Year 2010 Object Number 2010.443 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Painted in ink on satin silk, this hanging scroll represents two clumps of orchids, likely cymbidiums, growing on either side of a garden rock. Entering in the lower left corner, the rock rises diagonally through the composition, reaching almost two-thirds the full height of the painting. The orchids grow on either side of the rock. The artist's inscription and signature comprise three columns of calligraphy in the painting's upper right quadrant. The very cursive script and the characters' extended final, vertical brushstrokes harmonize perfectly with the brushwork of the orchids' leaves and flowers. A seal of the artist reading Chŏng Hak-kyo appears immediately after the artist's signature (i.e., at the bottom of the third column of calligraphy, reading from right to left). The artist's second seal appears in the lower left corner of the painting, impressed on the lowest part of the rock. Exhibition History Re-View: S228-230 (Asian rotation: 4), Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/07/2010 - 11/09/2010 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/07/2017 - 06/01/2018; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/02/2024 - 06/01/2025 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
