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Orchids and Rocks

Yi Ha-eung, 1897–98

1.85 m × 83 cm

Almost as tall as a doorway. It comes to about the height of the person standing beside it.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 83 cm
Width: 1.85 m
Medium: Eight-panel folding screen; ink on silk
Kind: Painting
Made in: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), Korean Empire period (1897–1910)
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: Overall: 185 x 52.6 cm (72 13/16 x 20 11/16 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 53 cm × 1.85 m. Hung to match the photograph.
Credit: John L. Severance Fund

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

How big is it?: 1.85 m × 83 cm. Almost as tall as a doorway. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 1897–98. 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: John L. Severance Fund.
How was it made?: Eight-panel folding screen; ink on silk, made in Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), Korean Empire period (1897–1910), Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), Korean Empire period (1897–1910).
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

One email. The smallest thing in the collection, the largest, and two that hang well together.

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