A rectangular scroll depicting a tall rock form with a man looking up at it. The scroll has much writing in Chinese at the top.
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A rectangular off-white scroll depicting a tall rock form to the left with a man looking up at it from the right. The rock is irregularly shaped and has dark, jagged lines that show texture throughout it. The man is wearing a blue robe and has his hands raised together toward the rock. He has a black hat and holds a white rectangular object in his hands. There are small mountains in the background. The scroll has much calligraphy writing in Chinese at the top. There are three red, square Chinese symbols among the writing.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2003.87
People
Hŏ Ryŏn 허련 許鍊 (also known as So-ch'i and Ma-hil), Korean (1808 - 1893)
Title
The Chinese Scholar Mi Fu (1051-1107) Paying Homage to a Fantastic Rock
Classification
Paintings with Calligraphy
Work Type
painting with calligraphy, hanging scroll
Date
autumn 1885
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period
Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910
Culture
Korean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/93772

Location

Location
Level 2, Room 2600, East Asian Art, East Asian Painting and Decorative Arts
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper; with signature reading "So-ch'i sŏ"; with four seals of the artist
Dimensions
painting proper: H. 91 x W. 49 cm (35 13/16 x 19 5/16 in.)
mounting, including cord and roller ends: H. 167 x W. 71.8 cm (65 3/4 x 28 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Kang Collection, New York (2003)] sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
2003.87
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Rocks, Mountains, Landscapes and Gardens: The Essence of East Asian Painting ('04), Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/2004 - 08/01/2004
  • Forging the New: East Asian Painting in the Twentieth Century, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/03/2005 - 10/16/2005
  • 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/02/2024 - 06/01/2025

Verification Level

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