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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.99.4
People
Yi Ha-ŭng (also known as Taewŏn’gun), Korean (1820 - 1898)
Title
Orchids and Rocks
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting, hanging scroll
Date
1896 - 1898
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period
Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910
Culture
Korean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/5855

Physical Descriptions

Medium
One of a set of four hanging scrolls; ink on silk; with signature reading "P'al-ship no-sŏk-in chak" followed by two seals of the artist reading "Tae Wŏn Kun Chang" and "Sŏk P'a"; and with an additional seal of the artist at the far left reading "Tam Tam Ryu Su Ŭi"
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
2005.99.4
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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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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