Carp Swimming in a Pond with a Lotus Plant Withered to a Seedpod and a Decaying Leaf
possibly late 16th-17th century
Attributed to Yi U (also known as Oksan)
1542 - 1609
Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Maker/Artist
- Attributed to Yi U (also known as Oksan)
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- Hanging scroll; painting: ink on silk; with one 'chŏng'-shaped (Chinese, 'ding'-shaped), red, relief seal reading "Ok San", purportedly of the artist; inscription: ink on paper; with signature of the calligrapher reading "Kim Kwang-guk"; with three seals, one of which reads "Kim Kwang Guk In"
- Medium
- Hanging scroll, painting: ink on silk, with one 'chŏng'-shaped (Chinese, 'ding'-shaped), red, relief seal reading "Ok San", purportedly of the artist, inscription: ink on paper, with signature of the calligrapher reading "Kim Kwang-guk", with three seals, one of which reads "Kim Kwang Guk In"
- Locations
- region: Korea
- Period
- Chosŏn Dynasty
- Dimensions
- painting proper: H. 27.2 x W. 20.9 cm (10 11/16 x 8 1/4 in.) with mounting: H. 123.2 x W. 32.2 cm (48 1/2 x 12 11/16 in.) overall, mounting with roller ends and cord: H. 126.4 x W. 35.1 cm (49 3/4 x 13 13/16 in.)
- Departments
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Lois Orswell, by exchange
- Rights Statement
- unknown
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