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Peonies
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About this work
By the late nineteenth century, peony paintings with bold designs and striking graphic stylization were increasingly produced and consumed by middle-class members because of its symbolic meaning: prosperity and wealth. This early 20th-century folding screen of peonies may have used for festive occasions such as weddings.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit linePeonies, early 1900s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392−1910) or Japanese colonial period (1910−1945). Eight-panel folding screen; ink and color on silk; painting: 105.8 x 32.6 cm (41 5/8 x 12 13/16 in.); overall framed: 180.2 x 368.4 cm (70 15/16 x 145 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Honorable Joseph P. Carroll, KM, and Roberta Carroll, M.D., 2022.59
