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Collection Online as of May 30, 2023

Painted Panel of Character "Dragon"

용 글자도 (龍字圖)

early 1900s

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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.)

Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth in memory of Alan Priest 1998.119.2

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

This colorful hanging scroll may have been used in an outdoor Buddhist ritual to evoke heavenly blessings.

Provenance
?–1998
Robert H. Ellsworth [1929–2014], New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1998–
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Citations
Treasures from Korea: Arts and Culture of the Joseon Dynasty, 1392-1910. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2014.
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1998.119.2