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Catalog Data

Artist:
Bada Shanren 八大山人 (朱耷) (1626-1705)  Search this
Medium:
Ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 22.5 x 28.5 cm (8 7/8 x 11 1/4 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
1692
Period:
Qing dynasty
Provenance:
To 1997
Wang Fangyu (1913-1997) and Sum Wai (1918-1996), to 1997 [1]
To 1998
Shao F. Wang, New York and Short Hills, NJ, by descent, to 1998 [2]
From 1998
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Shao F. Wang in 1998
Notes:
[1] According to Curatorial Note 4, Joseph Chang and Stephen D. Allee, May 7, 1998, and Joseph Chang and Stephen D. Allee, August 18, 1998, in the object record. See also Curatorial Note 3.
[2] See note 1.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Enigmas: The Art of Bada Shanren (1626-1705) (June 20, 2015 to January 3, 2016)
In Pursuit of Heavenly Harmony: Paintings and Calligraphy by Bada Shanren (1626-1705) from the Bequest of Wang Fangyu and Sum Wai (April 26 to October 13, 2003)
A Literati Life in the Twentieth Century: Wang Fangyu - Artist, Scholar, Connoisseur (February 11 to June 20, 1999)
Previous custodian or owner:
Wang Fangyu (1913-1997)
Sum Wai (1918-1996)
Shao F. Wang
Topic:
flower  Search this
hibiscus  Search this
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Shao F. Wang collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Bequest from the collection of Wang Fangyu and Sum Wai, donated in their memory by Mr. Shao F. Wang
Accession Number:
F1998.56.1
Restrictions & Rights:
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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/ye314c20563-c93e-4b07-9990-aa4b78237973
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1998.56.1