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Mountain Market, Clear with Rising Mist

Unknown artist, early 1500s

94 cm × 1.79 m

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: 1.79 m
Width: 94 cm
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on silk
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: Overall: 179 x 70.7 cm (70 1/2 x 27 13/16 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 71 cm × 1.79 m. Hung to match the photograph.
Credit: Gift from the Collection of George Gund III

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

How big is it?: 94 cm × 1.79 m. Almost as tall as a doorway. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made early 1500s. 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 from the Collection of George Gund III.
How was it made?: Hanging scroll; ink on silk, 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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