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Medium:
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 79.9 × 56.3 cm (31 7/16 × 22 3/16 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. 1041, 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:
Li Wenqing 李文卿 (ca. 1869-1931) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
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Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1916.195
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
National Museum of Asian Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3e051d6cc-199d-45f9-b7cf-087865cae75e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1916.195