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Wild Geese and Reeds

Unknown artist, 1392–1910

Wild Geese and Reeds by Unknown artist
Wild Geese and Reeds by Unknown artist, 71 cm × 2.24 m
1.70 m
Both at true scale.

71 cm × 2.24 m

It would not fit through your front door. Stood on end it is 1.3 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

This work 2.24 m Phone 15 cm A4 sheet 30 cm Person 1.7 m Doorway 2.03 m
Height
2.24 m
Width
71 cm
Medium
Unmounted hanging scroll; ink on paper
Kind
Painting
Made in
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
Where the measurement comes from
Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it
70.8 x 223.6 cm (27 7/8 x 88 1/16 in.)
Why this differs from the record
Recorded as 2.24 m × 71 cm. Hung the other way up, because the photograph of it is.
Credit
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust

Ask this work

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?
71 cm × 2.24 m. It would not fit through your front door. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?
Made 1392–1910. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?
Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust.
How was it made?
Unmounted hanging scroll; ink on paper, made in Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910).
Who speaks for it?
Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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Hangs well beside

Scored on colour, shape, era and scale, the same way the gallery hangs them.