Taoist Mountain Spirit

1884

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Caption

Taoist Mountain Spirit, 1884. Ink and colors on cloth, now framed, 20 3/8 × 12 1/2 in. (51.7 × 31.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Carroll Family Collection, 2020.18.8. (Photo: Image courtesy of the donor., CUR.2020.18.8_overall.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Taoist Mountain Spirit

Date

1884

Dynasty

Joseon dynasty

Geography

Place made: Korea

Medium

Ink and colors on cloth, now framed

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

20 3/8 × 12 1/2 in. (51.7 × 31.7 cm)

Inscriptions

At the top, in Korean written in Chinese characters, "Naban Jeonja Ui." Below this, in Jipdang, the Korean variant on Sanskrit, the inscription appears to identify the figure as Pindola Bharadvaja. Lengthy inscriptions on the reverse, in Sino-Korean, include a date to the tenth year of Guangxa, or 1884, and indication that the painting was in Haeinsa temple.

Credit Line

Gift of the Carroll Family Collection

Accession Number

2020.18.8

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