Formerly attributed to Qiu Ying 仇英 (ca. 1494-1552) Search this
Inscription:
Attributed to Wen Zhengming 文徵明 (1470-1559) Search this
Medium:
Ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 118 x 48.5 cm (46 7/16 x 19 1/8 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
16th-17th century
Period:
Ming dynasty
Description:
Guanyin and her baby.
Ink outline. Damaged. Two inscriptions (one including signature) and seven seals. Label and two seals on back.
Paper panel.
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 Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 827, 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:
Enlightened Beings: Buddhism in Chinese Paintings (September 1, 2012 to February 24, 2013)
