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Artist:
Formerly attributed to Zhang Zeduan (late 11th-early 12th century)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 28.5 x 689 cm (11 1/4 x 271 1/4 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
18th century
Period:
Qing dynasty
Provenance:
To 1915
Edmund Backhouse (1873-1944), Peking, to 1915 [1]
From 1915 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Edmund Backhouse through T.J. Larkin, London, in 1915 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record. See also, Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 933, 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:
Edmund Backhouse (1873-1944) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
landscape  Search this
spring  Search this
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
festival  Search this
river  Search this
China  Search this
blue-and-green style  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1915.1
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:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye30ac48ec7-3179-4904-82fe-2e0bedcc75e5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1915.1