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Catalog Data

Artist:
Attributed to Ding Yunpeng (1547-1628)  Search this
Calligrapher:
Colophon by Wang Wenzhi 王文治 (1730-1802)  Search this
Medium:
Ink on silk
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 31.1 x 532 cm (12 1/4 x 209 7/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
late 16th--early 17th century
Period:
Ming dynasty
Provenance:
To 1911
Sung, Beijing, to 1911 [1]
From 1911 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Sung, in China, in 1911 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Reserved Makimono List, L. 762, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object was kept in the Reserved Section until 1921, when it was given a general Registration number.
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:
Tales of the Brush: Literary Masterpieces in Chinese Painting (July 28, 2007 to January 13, 2008)
Previous custodian or owner:
Sung (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
landscape  Search this
playing  Search this
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)  Search this
water  Search this
bamboo  Search this
waterfall  Search this
river  Search this
garden  Search this
poet  Search this
scholar  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
baimiao style  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1911.521
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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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/ye3b46ffba0-ce06-4e0f-8b24-afbbb8f35abd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1911.521