Wagtail on a Rock

Date17th century

Attributed to Cho Sok Korean, 1595 - 1668

Object number2021.11.2

Provenance[Andreas Leisinger, Tokyo, Japan]; purchased from gallery by Frank S. Bayley III, San Francisco, California, 2007; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2021

Photo CreditPhoto: Jueqian Fang

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, February 8, 2020 - ongoing [on view February 8, 2020 - July 11, 2021]. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Meot: Korean Art from the Frank Bayley Collection, August 28, 2024 - March 9, 2025.Published ReferencesCheeyun Lilian Kwon, “Transcending Worldliness: A Wagtail by Lakeside by Jo Sok (1595-1668),” Review of Korean Studies, vol. 20, no. 2 (Dec 2017): 81-110.

Credit LineGift of Frank S. Bayley III in honor of the reopening of the Seattle Asian Art Museum

DimensionsOverall: 54 x 22 in. (137.2 x 55.9 cm) Image: 20 x 15 in. (50.8 x 38.1 cm)

MediumInk on paper