Taoist Mountain Spirit
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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
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Title
Taoist Mountain Spirit
Date
1884
Dynasty
Joseon dynasty
Geography
Place made: Korea
Medium
Ink and colors on cloth, now framed
Classification
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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