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Artist:
Formerly attributed to Yi Yuanji (active mid- to late 11th century)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 37.9 x 37.4 cm (14 15/16 x 14 3/4 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
1644-1911
Period:
Qing dynasty
Provenance:
To 1911
Loon Gu-sai, Beijing, to 1911 [1]
From 1911 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Loon Gu-sai in 1911 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Album List, No. 32, pg. 42, 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.
[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
Previous custodian or owner:
Loon Gu Sai (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
landscape  Search this
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
mountain  Search this
waterfall  Search this
river  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1911.167a
Restrictions & Rights:
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye35d94ac9a-1061-4940-b3b2-756cd4940cc7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1911.167a