Set of Four Painted Characters
1900–1950
- Medium
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper; unmounted
- Dimensions
- Overall: 236.5 x 80.3 cm (93 1/8 x 31 5/8 in.)
- Genre
- Painting
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
About
This set of four colorful hanging scrolls may have been used in an outdoor Buddhist ritual to evoke heavenly blessings. Each hanging scroll bears four different characters: tiger, dragon, whistle, and recite. Traditionally, tiger and dragon belong to the four directional guards, respectively west and east.