Artist:

Formerly attributed to Xu Chongsi (active 11th century)  Search this

Medium:

Hanging scroll mounted on panel; ink and color on silk

Dimensions:

H x W (image): 145.8 x 80.8 cm (57 3/8 x 31 13/16 in)

Type:

Painting

Origin:

China

Date:

15th century

Period:

Ming dynasty

School/Tradition:

Zhe School

Provenance:

To 1916

Lai-Yuan and Company, New York, to 1916 [1]

From 1916 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Lai-Yuan and Company in 1916 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1003, 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:

Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

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

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

Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)

Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 18 (February 25, 1956 to February 4, 1957)

Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting, Gallery 2, 1955 (April 11, 1955 to November 10, 1955)

Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1946 (May 6, 1946 to November 17, 1955)

Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, 1943 (October 4, 1943 to August 7, 1946)

Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Ceramics (March 14, 1931 to March 22, 1943)

Stone Sculpture, Buddhist Bronze, and Chinese Painting (May 2, 1923 to February 25, 1956)

Chinese Painting and Pottery (May 2, 1923 to March 22, 1943)

Previous custodian or owner:

Lai-Yuan & Company (ca. 1915-April 1921) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

tree  Search this

Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)  Search this

egret  Search this

willow tree  Search this

China  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1916.30

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

On View:

Freer Gallery 13: Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

See more items in:

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/ye3e13c4bdc-8106-4067-80e4-046a453a29fe

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1916.30