Artist:

Formerly attributed to Guo Qianyou (active mid- to late 10th century)  Search this

Medium:

Hanging scroll mounted on panel; ink and color on silk

Dimensions:

H x W (image): 200.2 x 156.1 cm (78 13/16 x 61 7/16 in)

Type:

Painting

Origin:

China

Date:

early 15th century

Period:

Ming dynasty

School/Tradition:

Zhe School

Provenance:

To 1916

You Xiaoxi, Shanghai, to 1916 [1]

From 1916 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi, 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. 1117, 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 (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)

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

Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 19 (February 25, 1956 to February 4, 1957)

Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting, Gallery 14, 1955 (November 17, 1955 to February 25, 1956)

Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting, Gallery 1, 1955 (April 11, 1955 to December 12, 1955)

Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Scrolls (July 19, 1943 to April 30, 1946)

Chinese Panels and Han Pottery (February 25, 1925 to July 19, 1943)

Previous custodian or owner:

You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

falcon  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:

F1916.518

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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