Cleveland Museum of Art

Set of Four Painted Characters

Date: early 1900s
Medium: hanging scroll, ink and color on paper; unmounted
Culture: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
Department: Korean Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

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.

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