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Peony


모란도, 牡丹圖
Heo Ryeon (Korean, 1808–1893)
Korean
Joseon dynasty
19th century
Object Place: Korea; Söng-do

Medium/Technique Ink on paper
Dimensions 116.5 x 37.2 cm (45 7/8 x 14 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Paula, Marta, and Erin Bennett in memory of Paul and Helen Bernat
Accession Number1994.342
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings

Catalogue Raisonné MFA Highlights: Arts of Korea (2012), p. 122
Inscriptions莫敎解語應傾國 任是無情亦同人
ProvenanceFrom Songdo (present-day Kaesong, North Korea). Paul Bernat (b. 1902 - d. 1998) and Helen Bernat (b. 1908 - d. 1993), Brookline, MA; by descent to their daughter, Paula Bennett; 1994, gift of Paula Bennett, Marta Bennett, and Erin Bennett to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 1995)