PaintingsKorean18th century

Three Water Buffaloes and a Calf under a River-side Tree

late 18th century

Artists

Kim Ik-chuArtist

Classification

Paintings

Medium

Folding album leaf mounted flat and framed; ink on paper; with an inscription by the artist; with one square, red, relief seal of the artist reading "Kyŏng-am"

Culture

Korean

Period

Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

painting proper: 31.7 × 64.2 cm (12 1/2 × 25 1/4 in.) mat: 48.3 × 81.3 cm (19 × 32 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Gregory (1922-1988) and Maria C. Henderson (1923-2007), Medford, MA (by 1969-1988), inherited; by Maria C. Henderson, Medford, MA (1988-2002), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2002.

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