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Artist:
Formerly attributed to Qiu Ying 仇英 (ca. 1494-1552)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 53.1 x 170 cm (20 7/8 x 66 15/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
16th-17th century
Period:
Ming dynasty
Provenance:
To 1909
Loon Gu Sai, Beijing, to 1909 [1]
From 1909 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Loon Gu Sai, Beijing, in 1909 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 683, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. According to Ingrid Larsen, "'Don’t Send Ming or Later Pictures': Charles Lang Freer and the First Major Collection of Chinese Painting in an American Museum," Ars Orientalis vol. 40 (2011), Loon Gu Sai was possibly Lunguzhai, a store in the antiques district of Liulichang.
This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.
[2] See note 1.
[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
The Traveler's Eye: Scenes of Asia (November 22, 2014 to March 31, 2015)
Tales of the Brush: Chinese Painting with Literary Themes (February 9 to July 27, 2008)
In the Mountains (January 31 to August 2, 1998)
Chinese Landscape Painting (November 15, 1980 to March 6, 1981)
Previous custodian or owner:
Loon Gu Sai (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
landscape  Search this
camel  Search this
horse  Search this
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)  Search this
mountain  Search this
woman  Search this
travel  Search this
China  Search this
blue-and-green style  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1909.224
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3dec34739-f2ea-47d0-acb2-7f942800ded1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1909.224