id:			157007
accession number:	1993.159
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1993.159
updated:		2021-10-27 09:00:32.430000

Geese Returning Home, 1600s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; overall: 182.9 x 49.6 cm (72 x 19 1/2 in.); painting only: 102.9 x 32.7 cm (40 1/2 x 12 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1993.159

title:				Geese Returning Home
title in original language:	노안도 (蘆雁圖)
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creation date:			1600s
creation date earliest:		1600
creation date latest:		1699
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creditline:			Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
technique:	hanging scroll; ink on paper
department:	Korean Art
collection:	ASIAN - Hanging scroll
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 182.9 x 49.6 cm (72 x 19 1/2 in.); Painting only: 102.9 x 32.7 cm (40 1/2 x 12 7/8 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	three seals in upper right; one in upper left corner.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Mountains and Rivers Beyond the DMZ – Korean Gallery 236 Rotation
	opening date:   2019-01-23T05:00:00
	<i>Mountains and Rivers Beyond the DMZ – Korean Gallery 236 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 21-July 21, 2019).

	title:		Interpretation of Materiality: Gold (Korean art rotation)
	opening date:   2021-04-29T04:00:00
	<i>Interpretation of Materiality: Gold (Korean art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 29-October 24, 2021).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 238)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 13, 2013-January 28, 2014).

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PROVENANCE

	(Leighton R. Longhi Inc., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1993
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1993-
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fun fact: 
In Korea, the word for geese in a grove of reeds, <em>noan</em>, has the same pronunciation as the word for "the comfortable life at old age." With this double meaning for a happy life, the motif of returning geese gained popularity in paintings.

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wall description: 
In this hanging scroll, wild geese are portrayed engaging in different activities: descending to a marsh, gathering in flocks, grazing on plants, and dipping their heads under the water. In Korean paintings, images of geese serve as the symbol of seasonal change because they migrate from northern areas such as Siberia to stay in the Korean Peninsula during the late fall and winter.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	<em>Treasures from Korea: Arts and Culture of the Joseon Dynasty, 1392-1910</em>. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2014.
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