This is a black painting of strands of grass in the bottom right corner with black lettering around the rest of the perimeter with three red stamps interspersed.
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

This is an image of strands of grass and writing in black around the perimeter, with three red stamps interspaced in the writing. The grass is coming from the bottom right corner of the image with several small black dots throughout. Two of the strands extend through the center into the writing. The writing covers the left edge and top edge of the image, With more densely packed lettering along the top. The three red stamps are in the bottom left corner, the top center, and the right center of the image. The stamps on the right and left are square shaped and the stamp in the center is oval shaped.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.143
People
Cho Hŭi-ryong, Korean (1789 - 1866)
Title
Orchids
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
hanging scroll, painting
Date
mid-19th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period
Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910
Culture
Korean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/99835

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Folding album leaf mounted as a hanging scroll (from an album of sixteen leaves); ink on paper; with two inscriptions by the artist; with three seals of the artist
Dimensions
painting proper: H. 28.2 x W. 41.2 cm (11 1/8 x 16 1/4 in.)
mounting, including cord and roller ends: H. 106.7 x W. 67.9 cm (42 x 26 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Kang Collection, New York (2002)] sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2002.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase in honor of James Cuno through the generosity of Mariot Fraser Solomon and through the Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
2002.143
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • A Compelling Legacy: Masterworks of East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 08/24/2004 - 03/20/2005
  • 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

Verification Level

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