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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1993.249
People
Chŏng Yusŭng (also known as Ch'ui-ŭn), Korean (born c. 1650 )
Title
Six Legendary Chinese Sages in Landscapes
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
screen, painting
Date
late 17th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period
Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910
Culture
Korean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/55197

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Six-panel folding screen; ink on paper; each painting with signature of the artist reading "Ch'ui-ŭn" ("Drunken Hermit")
Dimensions
each painting: H. 59.4 x W. 37.8 cm (23 3/8 x 14 7/8 in.)
full screen (with mounting): H. 151.8 x W. 308.6 cm (59 3/4 x 121 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Signature on each painting: Ch'ui-un (Drunken Hermit)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Kang Collection, New York (December 1993)] sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1993.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
#007

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Accession Year
1993
Object Number
1993.249
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • James Cuno, ed., A Decade of Collecting: Recent Acquisitions by the Harvard University Art Museums, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, Mass., Spring 2000), p. 14

Exhibition History

  • Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/03/1995 - 06/09/1996
  • A Compelling Legacy: Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 08/24/2004 - 03/20/2005
  • 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 05/31/2015; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/07/2019 - 01/13/2020; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/04/2023 - 06/03/2024

Subjects and Contexts

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