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Artist:
Formerly attributed to Zhou Fang (傳)周昉 (ca. 730-ca. 800)  Search this
Medium:
Ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 29.7 x 125.3 cm (11 11/16 x 49 5/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
16th century?
Period:
Ming dynasty
Provenance:
To 1916
Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1916 [1]
From 1916 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Wang Jiantang, in New York, in 1916 [2]
From 1920
The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1082, 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)
Previous custodian or owner:
Wang Jiantang 王鑑堂 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
farming  Search this
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
baimiao style  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1916.405
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/ye31739bc10-57f4-4bf5-b9e8-b2b85f5aa027
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1916.405