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A long, narrow painted scroll of a split long, angular grey branch that is covered in smaller branches and small pink flowers. There is Chinese writing to the middle-left of the scroll.

The long, narrow painted scroll shows a large, angular branch that splits into two branches in the center of the scroll. The branch begins at the bottom-left, with one side curving around on the left side and the other pointing towards the top of the scroll. The branches are light grey in color and have darker grey and black spots along their outline. The larger branches break out into many small branches that have many small pink flowers on them. There are vertical rows of Chinese writing to the middle-left of the scroll with a small red symbol at the bottom of the row. The background is off-white.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2003.86.2
People
Cho Hŭi-ryong, Korean (1789 - 1866)
Title
Blossoming Plum Tree
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting, hanging scroll
Date
mid-19th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period
Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910
Culture
Korean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/93773

Physical Descriptions

Medium
One of two vertical panels mounted as hanging scrolls, the panels from a folding screen and probably from a set of eight; ink and colors on paper
Dimensions
H. 143.9 x W. 41.9 cm (56 5/8 x 16 1/2 in.)
mount: H. 220.98 x W. 66.36 cm (87 x 26 1/8 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
2003.86.2
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Cultivating Virtue: Botanical Motifs and Symbols in East Asian Art, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/08/2006 - 04/08/2007
  • 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/01/2018 - 12/07/2018

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