Grapevine "Dragon"
PaintingsKorean19th century

Grapevine "Dragon"

dated 1867

Artists

Cho Kwang-kukArtist
Classification
Paintings
Medium
Four-panel folding screen; ink on paper; with signature reading "Hyŏn-chŏng Cho Kwang-kuk"; with seals reading "Hyŏn Chŏng" and "Cho Kwang Kuk"
Culture
Korean
Period
Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910
Century
19th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 159.5 cm (each panel) x W. 33.6 cm (each outside panel) (62 13/16 x 13 1/4 in.)

Provenance

[Christie's, New York, 29 March 2005, Sale #1490, lot 522] sold; to Judith Dowling, Boston, MA (2005), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2005.

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