H x W (image): 24.6 x 77.1 cm (9 11/16 x 30 3/8 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
16th century
Period:
Ming dynasty
Provenance:
To 1910
Worch et Cie, Paris, to 1910 [1]
From 1910 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Worch et Cie, Paris, in 1910 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 652, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. 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:
Old Tales Retold: Narrative in Chinese Painting (April 20 to October 20, 2013)
Tales of the Brush: Literary Masterpieces in Chinese Painting (July 28, 2007 to January 13, 2008)
From Concept to Context: Approaches to Asian and Islamic Calligraphy (July 28, 1986 to February 6, 1987)
Chinese Figure Painting (September 17, 1973 to January 3, 1975)
