PrintsKorean16th century

Illustrated Compendium of Loyal Persons (I-ryun Haeng-sil To)

1580

Classification

Prints

Medium

Set of thread-bound, woodblock-printed books; two volumes; ink on paper. Printed in Tanyang, North Ch'unch'ŏng province; 1580 reprint of a book whose preface is dated to 1518.

Culture

Korean

Period

Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910

Century

16th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

each page (folded sheet): H. 37.3 x W. 20.6 cm (14 11/16 x 8 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Philip Hofer (1898-1984), Cambridge, MA (by 1985), bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.

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