Set of Four Painted Characters
early 1900s
Maker Unknown
Korean Art
Set of Four Painted Characters, early 1900s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910). Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper; unmounted; overall: 236.5 x 80.3 cm (93 1/8 x 31 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth in memory of Alan Priest 1998.119 This set of four colorful hanging scrolls may have been used in an outdoor Buddhist ritual to evoke heavenly blessings.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper; unmounted
- Dimensions
- Overall: 236.5 x 80.3 cm (93 1/8 x 31 5/8 in.)
- Departments
- Korean Art
- Accession Number
- 1998.119
- Credit Line
- Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth in memory of Alan Priest
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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