A yellow, brown, and black painted ink image of a man in a robe sitting down on a piece of land. He has a large, dark object in front of him that he is leaning on. Behind him are small branches with leaves on them and two rivers that become a waterfall.
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The painted ink image shows a man sitting at the center of the page. He is dressed in a robe, a small black hat, and leaning to the left. His left arm is bent over a large, dark form in front of him. He is on a piece of land that inclines towards the right. Behind him are two bunches of dark branches that are covered in leaves. In the background on the left side is a body of water with a waterfall above it. The waterfall connects two rivers. The paper is a mustard yellow color.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1994.97
People
Traditionally attributed to Yi Chŏng [Yi Jeong], Korean (born 1583 )
Title
Gentleman Resting on a Rock beside a Lake
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
album leaf, painting
Date
first half 17th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period
Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910
Culture
Korean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/200904

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Album leaf; ink on silk flecked with gold
Dimensions
painting proper: H. 31.8 x D. 22.8 cm (12 1/2 x 9 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Nelson Goodman (1906-1998), Newton, MA (by 1994), sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1994.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Louise Haskell Daly Fund and through the Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Accession Year
1994
Object Number
1994.97
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/01/2016 - 06/09/2017; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/10/2022 - 06/04/2023

Verification Level

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