Formerly attributed to Li Di (active late 12th-early 13th century) Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions:
H x W: 21.1 x 20.1 cm (8 5/16 x 7 15/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
1368-1644
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 1916 [2]
From 1920
The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Album List, S.I. 36A, pg. 50, 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. See especially, Curatorial Remark 4, Ma Su, 1917, in the object record, which states: "The seal on the left upper corner of the picture is that of the Ch'ien-lung Imperial Galleries."
[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:
Daoism in the Arts in China (December 16, 2006 to July 1, 2007)
Previous custodian or owner:
Wang Jiantang 王鑑堂 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)
