Set of Four Painted Characters
Unknown Artist
early 1900s
Medium
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper; unmounted
Dimensions
236.5 × 80.3 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth in memory of Alan Priest
Accession Number
1998.119
About this artwork
This set of four colorful hanging scrolls may have been used in an outdoor Buddhist ritual to evoke heavenly blessings. Each hanging scroll bears four different characters: tiger, dragon, whistle, and recite. Traditionally, tiger and dragon belong to the four directional guards, respectively west and east.