Medium:

Silk brocade with silk borders on cotton cloth backing

Dimensions:

H x W: 53.5 x 38 cm (21 1/16 x 14 15/16 in)

Type:

Costume and Textile

Origin:

China

Date:

19th century

Period:

Qing dynasty

Provenance:

To 1913

Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1913 [1]

From 1913 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1913 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] Undated folder sheet note. See also R. 89, Reserved Textile List, 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

Previous custodian or owner:

Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1913.182

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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