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Books and Scholars’ Accoutrements, late 1800s. ten-panel folding screen; ink and color on silk.

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ten-panel folding screen; ink and color on silk · Overall: 197.5 x 395 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title
Books and Scholars’ Accoutrements
Artist
Yi Taek-gyun (Korean, 1808–after 1883)
Date
late 1800s
Medium
ten-panel folding screen; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Overall: 197.5 x 395 cm (77 3/4 x 155 1/2 in.); Painting only: 139.3 x 330.8 cm (54 13/16 x 130 1/4 in.)
Credit line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. 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.

Books and Scholars’ Accoutrements · Yi Taek-gyun, late 1800s
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