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Peonies and Rocks
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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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit linePeonies and Rocks, early 1900s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392−1910) or Japanese colonial period (1910−1945). Six-panel folding screen; ink and color on silk; overall: 175.8 x 264.6 cm (69 3/16 x 104 3/16 in.); painting: 104.7 x 30.8 cm (41 1/4 x 12 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Honorable Joseph P. Carroll, KM, and Roberta Carroll, M.D., 2022.60
