Artist:

Style of Lü Ji (ca. 1420-ca. 1505)  Search this

Formerly attributed to Bian Luan (active late 8th-early 9th century)  Search this

Medium:

Hanging scroll mounted on panel; ink and color on silk

Dimensions:

H x W (image): 158.2 x 100.3 cm (62 5/16 x 39 1/2 in)

Type:

Painting

Origin:

China

Date:

16th century

Period:

Ming dynasty

Provenance:

To 1916

Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1916 [1]

From 1916 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Wang Jiantang, in New York in 1916 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 994, 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:

Wang Jiantang 王鑑堂 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

duck  Search this

Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)  Search this

China  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1916.134

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

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