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Water Buffaloes in a Mountain ValleyJoseon dynasty (1392-1910), 16th century

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Ink landscape painting on aged silk, wide plain with grazing animals and gnarled trees in the foreground, misty mountains and cliffs receding into the distance
Ink painting on silk, landscape with rocky foreground, sparse trees, and a distant pagoda and buildings nestled between mountains, rendered in dilute washes on aged golden-tan silk
Ink on silk hanging scroll depicting a pastoral landscape with numerous water buffaloes and herders across rolling hills and riverbanks, rendered in delicate, pale ink wash with sparse trees and misty distant landforms.
Ink painting on aged silk, two figures riding water buffalo at right, a herd of dark buffalo grazing at left, with sparse brushwork landscape elements and distant hills at top
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Water Buffaloes in a Mountain Valley
Place Made
Korea
Date Made
Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), 16th century
Medium
Hanging scroll, ink on silk
Dimensions
Image: 50 x 18 1/8 in. (127 x 46.04 cm); Mount: 94 1/4 x 29 1/4 in. (239.4 x 74.3 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Anna H. Bing Art Acquisition Fund, Ben and Dorothy Borsook, and the East Asian Art Council through the 2002 Collectors Committee
Accession Number
M.2005.76
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Korean Art Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, U.S.A. Daejeon, Republic of Korea: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, 2012.
  • "2005-2006 Selected Acquisitions." LACMA Insider 4, no.1 (2006): 4-7.