Cleveland Museum of Art

Peonies and Rocks

Date

early 1900s

Medium

Six-panel folding screen; ink and color on silk

Culture

Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392−1910) or Japanese colonial period (1910−1945)

Department

Korean Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

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. In East Asian art, peonies traditionally symbolize prosperity and wealth.

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