Medium:

Silk with embroidery in silk and metallic-wrapped threads

Dimensions:

H x W: 111 x 146.5 cm (43 11/16 x 57 11/16 in)

Type:

Costume and Textile

Origin:

China

Date:

18th century

Period:

Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign

Provenance:

To 1915

Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1915 [1]

From 1915 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1915 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Reserved Textile List, R. 147, 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

Exhibition History:

Worshipping the Ancestors: Chinese Commemorative Portraits (June 17 to September 9, 2001)

On Becoming Immortal (May 9, 1993 to August 15, 1994)

Chinese Art (May 9 to November 29, 1993)

Chinese Ceramics (March 15, 1982 to July 10, 1986)

Bicentennial Exhibition: Chinese Art (December 5, 1975 to November 10, 1976)

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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Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this

Qianlong reign (1736 - 1796)  Search this

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1915.296

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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