Medium:

Silk brocade: silk

Dimensions:

H x W: 57 x 32 cm (22 7/16 x 12 5/8 in)

Type:

Costume and Textile

Origin:

China

Date:

19th century

Period:

Qing dynasty

Provenance:

To 1916

Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1916 [1]

From 1916 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Wang Jiantang in 1916 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Voucher for December 1916, as well as Reserved List, R. 225, 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)

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1916.699

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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