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Medium:
Color on silk panel
Dimensions:
H x W: 98.6 x 50.2 cm (38 13/16 x 19 3/4 in)
Type:
Costume and Textile
Origin:
China
Date:
1368-1644
Period:
Ming dynasty
Provenance:
To 1917
Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1917 [1]
From 1917 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Wang Jiantang in 1917 [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. 1185, 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:
F1917.198
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye34b94276c-2e05-4429-baf1-be11f77557e0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1917.198