Artist:

Formerly attributed to Zhao Chang (ca. 960-after 1015)  Search this

Medium:

Ink and color on silk

Dimensions:

H x W (image): 32.5 x 301.5 cm (12 13/16 x 118 11/16 in)

Type:

Painting

Origin:

China

Date:

1368-1644

Period:

Ming dynasty

Provenance:

To 1916

Li Wenqing (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1916 [1]

From 1916 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Li Wenqing, 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. 1030, 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:

Winged Spirits: Birds in Chinese Painting (February 11 to August 5, 2012)

Chinese Bird and Flower Painting (December 17, 1993 to May 31, 1994)

Masterpieces of Chinese Painting (II) (May 9 to December 6, 1993)

Chinese Bird and Flower Painting (January 27, 1986 to June 30, 1986)

Previous custodian or owner:

Li Wenqing 李文卿 (ca. 1869-1931) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

duck  Search this

flower  Search this

Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)  Search this

China  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1916.185

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/ye3e1971f46-8d8f-45ae-9b8d-73e6436ef760

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1916.185