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Hunting Scene

Unknown artist, 1800s

3.45 m × 1.83 m

A storey and a half of a house. Stood on end it is 2.0 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 1.83 m
Width: 3.45 m
Medium: eight-panel folding screen; ink and color 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: 214.6 x 345.4 cm (84 1/2 x 136 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 3.45 m × 2.15 m. Hung to match the photograph.
Credit: Gift of Leighton R. and Rosemarie Longhi

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

How big is it?: 3.45 m × 1.83 m. A storey and a half of a house. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 1800s. 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 Leighton R. and Rosemarie Longhi.
How was it made?: Eight-panel folding screen; ink and color 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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Scored on colour, shape, era and scale, the same way the gallery hangs them.