Peacock and Peahen with Chick and Peonies
(Japan and Korea )
The season is summer, and there is order in the world: on the left, poppa peacock, big rock, and white peonies; on the right, momma peahen, small rock, and red peonies. Both take a parental interest in their offspring.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
[Dealer] Tokyo; Klaus Nauman, Japan, 1983-1984, by purchase; [Dealer] Honolulu, Hawaii; Julia Meech, New York, 1987-1988, by purchase [in Honolulu]; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by purchase.
Geographies
Japan, Osaka (Place of Origin)
Measurements
69 7/8 x 38 in. (177.5 x 96.5 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the W. Alton Jones Foundation Acquisition Fund, 1990
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
VO.96 (35.156, 35.157, 35.158, 35.159)