1978.484.90.2: Sungnye Gate (Gate of Respecting Propriety)
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1978.484.90.2
- Title
- Sungnye Gate (Gate of Respecting Propriety)
- Classification
- Photographs
- Work Type
- photograph
- Date
- c. 1857-1874
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
- Period
- Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910
- Culture
- Korean
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/52040
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Technique
- Albumen silver print
- Dimensions
- H. 9.9 x W. 13.9 cm (3 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from Widener Library, Harvard University
- Accession Year
- 1978
- Object Number
- 1978.484.90.2
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- This photograph represents the great South gate of Seoul; called Sung-nye-mun (Gate of Respecting Propriety) in Chosŏn times, it is called Nam-dae-mun (Great South Gate) today. The sign on the gate reads Sung-nye-mun, identifying the gate. Figures walk on the broad boulevard in the foreground, which is bordered by houses with thatched roofs.
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