Formerly attributed to Wu Daozi (傳)吳道子 (active ca. 710-760) Search this
Medium:
Hanging scroll mounted on panel; ink and color on silk
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 99.9 × 61.9 cm (39 5/16 × 24 3/8 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
15th century
Period:
Ming dynasty
School/Tradition:
Zhe School
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. 1245, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, LVC Catalogue, 1915, No. 2. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.
[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)
