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Medium:
Cut-velvet silk
Dimensions:
H x W: 318.5 x 52 cm (125 3/8 x 20 1/2 in)
Type:
Costume and Textile
Origin:
China
Date:
19th century
Period:
Qing dynasty
Provenance:
To 1917
C.K. Wong, Shanghai, China, to 1917 [1]
From 1917 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from C.K. Wong, in New York in 1917 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1085, 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:
C. K. Wong (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
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Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
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Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1917.147
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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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/ye37ad55ec5-1cfe-4f63-b766-0a08ebbfb3fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1917.147