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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
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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. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
[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
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
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)
