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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
Provenance:
To 1915
Tonying and Company, New York to 1915 [1]
From 1915 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Tonying and Company, New York in 1915 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Album List, pg. 49, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. By at least 1917, Tonying and Company maintained business locations in Shanghai, Beijing, Paris, London, and New York, NY.
[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:
Tonying and Company 通運公司 (established 1902) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
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
Restrictions & Rights:
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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/ye32886ef64-7c34-43be-8f33-45de51ea9ee3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1915.135.5