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Egret and Reeds
late 1800s
(Korean, 1843–1919?)
Overall: 196 x 61 cm (77 3/16 x 24 in.)
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Yang Ki-hun was one of the most commercially successful painters known for decorative bird-and-flower subjects.Description
In this hanging scroll, an egret walks along the shores of a salt marsh where reeds abundantly grow. Native to Pyongyang, the artist Yang Ki-hun had no rival in bird-and-flower themes. The Taedong River estuary, one of Pyongyang’s beloved natural sites, may have been Yang’s favorite spot to observe and sketch various water birds.Yang treated his subjects of flora and fauna with an observant naturalist’s view, yet his choice of subjects—an egret and reeds—is deeply rooted in traditional symbolic language: the egret stands for the scholarly reclusive life, while reeds indicate humility and modesty.
- 1993(Sotheby's, New York, NY, Korean Works of Art, sale 6508, December 3, 1993, lot 46)1993-2015George Gund III [1937-2013], bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art2015-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Seo, Jeong-min. “Yang Gi-hun"s Painting of Geese and Reeds [석연 양기훈 노안도 연구].” Hanguk geunhyundai misul sahak (2015): 107-133. www.dbpia.co.krModern Traditions in Korean Calligraphy and Painting [근대서화]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2019.Ch'a, Mi-rae, Kwi-suk An, Cleveland Museum of Art, and 국외소재문화재재단. The Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Edited by An Min-hŭi. First edition, English ed. Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Series, 16. Seoul, Republic of Korea: Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, 2021. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 224, no. 124
- Mountains and Rivers Beyond the DMZ – Korean Gallery 236 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 21-July 21, 2019).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2015.509