Egret and Reeds
late 1800s
- Medium
- hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 196 × 61 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-1103031
In this hanging scroll, an egret walks along the shores of a salt marsh where reeds abundantly grow. Native to Pyongyang, the artist Yang Ki-hun had no rival in bird-and-flower themes. The Taedong River estuary, one of Pyongyang’s beloved natural sites, may have been Yang’s favorite spot to observe and sketch various water birds.Yang treated his subjects of flora and fauna with an observant naturalist’s view, yet his choice of subjects—an egret and reeds—is deeply rooted in traditional symbolic language: the egret stands for the scholarly reclusive life, while reeds indicate humility and mode…
Provenance
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from the Collection of George Gund III, 2015.509
Registry history
- late 1800s — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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