Formerly attributed to Xu Xi (active mid-10th century) Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 34.3 x 236.9 cm (13 1/2 x 93 1/4 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
18th century
Period:
Qing dynasty
Provenance:
To 1909
Riu Cheng Chai, Beijing, to 1909 [1]
From 1909 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Riu Cheng Chai, Beijing, in 1909 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 677, 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:
Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
Winged Spirits: Birds in Chinese Painting (February 11 to August 5, 2012)
Chinese Bird and Flower Painting (December 17, 1993 to May 31, 1994)
Masterpieces of Chinese Painting (II) (May 9 to December 6, 1993)
Chinese Bird and Flower Painting (January 27, 1986 to June 30, 1986)
