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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.81
People
Kim Ŭng-wŏn (also spelled Gim Eung'won; also known as So-ho and Ch'ŏn-ram), Korean (1855 - 1921)
Title
Orchid and Rock
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
fan, painting
Date
late 19th-early 20th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period
Chosŏn dynasty to Modern period
Culture
Korean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/19278

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on silk satin; with signature of the artist reading "So-ho Ke-sa Kim Ŭng-wŏn chak"; with four seals of the artist
Dimensions
painting proper: H. 27.7 x W. 16.5 cm (10 7/8 x 6 1/2 in.)
mounting, suspension cord and roller ends: H. 129.5 x W. 39.4 cm (51 x 15 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • seal: 1) The artist's inscription, written vertically in seven columns, appears at the top of the painting.

    2) The artist's signature appears along the painting's left edge (viewer's left); it reads as follows: "So-ho Ke-sa Kim Ung-won chak"

    3) The seals are as follows:
    --- Seal at beginning of inscription: Rectangular, red, intaglio seal: Not yet deciphered
    --- Seal immediately following signature: Square, red, intaglio seal reading: "Kim Ung Won In"
    --- Seal immediately following the above: Square, red, relief seal reading: "So Ho"
    --- Seal in lower right corner of the painting: Square, red, relief seal reading: "So Ho"

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Private Collection, sold; to Yoshida Hiroshi, Nara, Japan (by 1998 or 1999), sold; to [Kang Collection, New York (by 1998 or 1999-1999)] sold; to Robert D. Mowry, Brookline, MA (1999-2009), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1999.

Footnote:
1. Yoshida Hiroshi (b. 1940)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Robert D. Mowry in honor of Byung S. and Keum Ja Kang
Accession Year
2009
Object Number
2009.81
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Painted in ink on silk satin, this small hanging scroll depicts a clump of orchids, probably cymbidiums, growing on a rock. The representational elements are positioned vertically along the painting's right edge (viewer's right), with the pointy, diagonally oriented rock projecting from the lower right corner into the center of the composition and with the orchid clump perched atop the rock. Framed on either side by a calligraphically rendered orchid leaf, the artist's poetic inscription occupies a place of honor at the top of the composition. The artist's signature, which is written vertically and reads from the top down, appears along the painting's left edge. One seal of the artist appears at the beginning of the inscription; two more follow his signature; and an additional one enlivens the lower right corner.

Exhibition History

  • Re-View: S228-230 (Asian rotation: 3), Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 11/04/2009 - 05/02/2010

Verification Level

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