2005.99.2: Orchids and Rocks

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2005.99.2

People

Yi Ha-ŭng (also known as Taewŏn’gun), Korean (1820 - 1898)

Title

Orchids and Rocks

Classification

Paintings

Work Type

hanging scroll, painting

Date

1896 - 1898

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, Korea

Period

Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910

Culture

Korean

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/5649

Physical Descriptions

Medium

One of a set of four hanging scrolls; ink on silk; with one square, red, intaglio seal of the artist reading "Kŭng Chŏng Ŭng Sŏn Pul Ch'a Saeng Yu Cha Son"

Dimensions

painting proper: H. 87.5 x W. 30.8 cm (34 7/16 x 12 1/8 in.)
mounting, including cord and roller ends: H. 172.7 x W. 45.4 cm (68 x 17 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[Kang Collection, New York (2005)] sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2005.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase in honor of John M. Rosenfield through the generosity of Mariot Fraser Solomon

Accession Year

2005

Object Number

2005.99.2

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Harvard University Art Museums, Harvard University Art Museums Annual Report 2005-2006 (Cambridge, MA, 2007), p. 14

Exhibition History

• Cultivating Virtue: Botanical Motifs and Symbols in East Asian Art, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/08/2006 - 04/08/2007

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