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Landscape

Artist:
Dai Benxiao (1621-1693)  Search this
Colophons by Weng Tonghe (1830-1904)  Search this
Medium:
Album of ten leaves; ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (paintings, a-j): 21.7 x 20.1 cm (8 9/16 x 7 15/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
1688-89
Period:
Qing dynasty
Topic:
landscape  Search this
crane  Search this
buffalo  Search this
water buffalo  Search this
water  Search this
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
mountain  Search this
waterfall  Search this
river  Search this
man  Search this
boat  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Transfer from the United States Customs Service, Department of the Treasury
Accession Number:
F1980.131a-l
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Boy and water buffalo

Medium:
Jade
Dimensions:
H x W: 6.3 x 8 cm (2 1/2 x 3 1/8 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
China
Date:
1644-1911
Period:
Qing dynasty
Topic:
jade  Search this
water buffalo  Search this
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1916.182
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Reclining water buffalo

Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H x W: 4.3 x 8.4 cm (1 11/16 x 3 5/16 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
China
Topic:
casting  Search this
metal  Search this
bronze  Search this
water buffalo  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1916.247
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Reclining water buffalo

Medium:
Bronze, gilding
Dimensions:
H x W: 8.2 x 15.7 cm (3 1/4 x 6 3/16 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
China
Date:
960-1279
Period:
Song dynasty
Topic:
casting  Search this
gilding  Search this
metal  Search this
bronze  Search this
Buddhism  Search this
water buffalo  Search this
Song dynasty (960 - 1279)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1916.445
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Reclining water buffalo

Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H x W: 4.5 x 8.1 cm (1 3/4 x 3 3/16 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
China
Topic:
casting  Search this
metal  Search this
bronze  Search this
water buffalo  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1916.704
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Ritual grain server with lid (gui) and water buffalos

Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H x W: 18.6 x 25.7 cm (7 5/16 x 10 1/8 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
China
Date:
late 11th-early 10th century BCE
Period:
Western Zhou dynasty
Topic:
casting  Search this
metal  Search this
bronze  Search this
water buffalo  Search this
Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 771 BCE)  Search this
inscription  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1917.193a-b
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Ceremonial object

Medium:
Jade
Dimensions:
H x W: 16.3 x 6.3 cm (6 7/16 x 2 1/2 in)
Type:
Ceremonial Object
Origin:
China
Date:
1644-1911
Period:
Qing dynasty
Topic:
jade  Search this
water buffalo  Search this
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
zodiac  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1917.90
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Reclining water buffalo

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W: 7.7 x 12 cm (3 1/16 x 4 3/4 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
China
Date:
206 BCE-220 CE
Period:
Han dynasty
Topic:
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
water buffalo  Search this
Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1919.54
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Ritual grain server (gui) with spikes, ribs, and, dragons

Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H x W: 23.2 x 37.2 cm (9 1/8 x 14 5/8 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Baoji, Shaanxi province, China
Date:
ca. 1050-1000 BCE
Period:
Early Western Zhou dynasty
Topic:
casting  Search this
metal  Search this
bronze  Search this
water buffalo  Search this
Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 771 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1931.10
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Pendant in the form of a water buffalo, reworked

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 2.5 x 3.8 x 0.6 cm (1 x 1 1/2 x 1/4 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
Anyang, probably Henan province, China
Date:
ca. 1300-ca. 1050 BCE
Period:
Late Shang dynasty
Topic:
carving  Search this
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
water buffalo  Search this
Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S1987.479
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Pendant in the form of a water buffalo

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 2.7 x 5 x 1 cm (1 1/16 x 1 15/16 x 3/8 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
ca. 1100-ca. 1000 BCE
Period:
Late Shang dynasty
Topic:
carving  Search this
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
water buffalo  Search this
Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S1987.537
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Pendant in the form of a water buffalo

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 2.7 x 4.4 x 1 cm (1 1/16 x 1 3/4 x 3/8 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
ca. 1100-1000 BCE
Period:
Late Shang dynasty or Western Zhou dynasty
Topic:
carving  Search this
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
water buffalo  Search this
Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)  Search this
Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 771 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S1987.619
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Ornament in the form of a bovine head

Medium:
Jade
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 3.4 x 3 x 1.3 cm (1 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 1/2 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
ca. 1100-ca. 1000 BCE
Period:
Late Shang dynasty or Western Zhou dynasty, Anyang period
Topic:
carving  Search this
jade  Search this
water buffalo  Search this
Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)  Search this
Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 771 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
bovine  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S1987.719
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Two kabuki actors in the roles of a courtesan on a water buffalo and a traveling priest

Artist:
Okumura Masanobu 奥村政信 (1686-1764)  Search this
Medium:
Color and gold on silk panel
Dimensions:
H x W: 55.7 x 32.4 cm (21 15/16 x 12 3/4 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Japan
Date:
1686-1764
Period:
Edo period
Topic:
water buffalo  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
theater  Search this
courtesan  Search this
Japan  Search this
actor  Search this
begging  Search this
ukiyo-e  Search this
kakemono  Search this
yakusha-e  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1898.119
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Herd boy on a water buffalo under a willow tree

Medium:
Ink and tint on silk
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 87.3 x 53.4 cm (34 3/8 x 21 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Japan
Date:
18th-19th century
Period:
Edo period
Topic:
landscape  Search this
tree  Search this
water buffalo  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
willow tree  Search this
Japan  Search this
ukiyo-e  Search this
kakemono  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
herd boy  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1901.189
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Water Buffaloes and Herd-boys Crossing a Stream

Artist:
Formerly attributed to Xia Gui 夏珪 (active ca. 1195-1230)  Search this
Medium:
Ink on silk
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 22.6 x 282.8 cm (8 7/8 x 111 5/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
15th-16th century
Period:
Ming dynasty
Topic:
water buffalo  Search this
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)  Search this
water  Search this
river  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
herd boy  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1911.26
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Herd-boy tugging water buffalo

Artist:
Formerly attributed to Dai Song (active late 8th century)  Search this
Medium:
Ink on silk
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 36.8 x 28.3 cm (14 1/2 x 11 1/8 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
1644-1911
Period:
Qing dynasty
Topic:
landscape  Search this
water buffalo  Search this
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
herding  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
herd boy  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1915.135.5
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Water Buffalo and Herdboy under Willows 柳蔭牧牛圖

Artist:
Traditionally attributed to Xia Gui 夏珪 (active ca. 1195-1230)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 24.2 x 24.7 cm (9 1/2 x 9 3/4 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
13th century
Period:
Southern Song dynasty
Topic:
water buffalo  Search this
Southern Song dynasty (1127 - 1279)  Search this
Song dynasty (960 - 1279)  Search this
child  Search this
herding  Search this
fan  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1915.8
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Song and Yuan Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy
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Xu You Washing Out his Ears

Artist:
Formerly attributed to Li Tang 李唐 (ca. 1050s-after 1130)  Search this
Medium:
Hanging scroll mounted on panel; ink and color on silk
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 119.9 x 61.5 cm (47 3/16 x 24 3/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
early 16th century
Period:
Ming dynasty
Topic:
landscape  Search this
water buffalo  Search this
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)  Search this
water  Search this
river  Search this
man  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1916.115
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Houses on the river

Artist:
School of Yuan Jiang (ca. 1694-1743)  Search this
Formerly attributed to Zhao Lingrang (active ca. 1070-1100)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 72.5 x 32 cm (28 9/16 x 12 5/8 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
18th century
Period:
Qing dynasty
Topic:
landscape  Search this
water buffalo  Search this
water  Search this
fishing  Search this
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
river  Search this
boat  Search this
willow tree  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1916.61
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