# Orchids and Rocks, in Korea

Yi Ha-eung painted this in 1897–98, aged about 77. It is now at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

From the museum's label:

> Yi Ha-eung (1820−1898), the artist of this eight-panel folding screen, was one of the most influential men in late 19th-century Korea. Acting as the regent for his son, King Gojong (1852−1919), who ascended the throne at the age of thirteen, Yi ruled Korea from 1866 to 1873.

_Text from the Cleveland Museum of Art._

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## The work

- Date: 1897–98
- Medium: Eight-panel folding screen; ink on silk
- Dimensions: Overall: 185 x 52.6 cm (72 13/16 x 20 11/16 in.); Each panel: 111.9 x 1.5 cm (44 1/16 x 9/16 in.)
- Type: Painting
- Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 2015.138
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Yi Ha-eung](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/yi-ha-eung), Korean, 1820–1898

1 works in the collection.

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