Artist:

Jin Nong (1687-1763)  Search this

Medium:

Horn

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 24.9 x 4.3 x 4.3 cm (9 13/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 11/16 in)

Type:

Sculpture

Origin:

China

Date:

1726

Period:

Qing dynasty

Provenance:

To 1918

You Xiaoxi (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1918 [1]

From 1918 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by You Xiaoxi in 1918 [2]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1374, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

[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:

Worshipping the Ancestors: Chinese Commemorative Portraits (June 17 to September 9, 2001)

Beyond Paper: Chinese Calligraphy on Objects (August 18, 1994 to July 3, 1997)

Chinese Art (May 9 to November 29, 1993)

Previous custodian or owner:

You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this

fungus  Search this

China  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1918.49a-e

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:

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EDAN-URL:

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