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Bird Sleeping on a Plum Tree, early 1900s. hanging scroll; ink on silk.

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hanging scroll; ink on silk · Overall: 103 x 112.4 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title
Bird Sleeping on a Plum Tree
Artist
Yang Ki-hun (Seuk-Eun) (Korean, 1843–1919?)
Date
early 1900s
Medium
hanging scroll; ink on silk
Dimensions
Overall: 103 x 112.4 cm (40 9/16 x 44 1/4 in.)
Credit line
John L. Severance Fund
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Cleveland Museum of Art

Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.

Bird Sleeping on a Plum Tree · Yang Ki-hun, early 1900s
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