Traditionally attributed to Ma Hezhi 馬和之 (active mid- to late 12th century) Search this
Calligrapher:
Wen Zhengming 文徵明 (1470-1559) , frontispiece and colophon Search this
Wang Zhideng 王穉登 (1535-1612) , colophon Search this
Zhang Xigeng 張錫庚 (1801-1861) , colophon Search this
Medium:
Ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 28.8 x 436.2 cm (11 5/16 x 171 3/4 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
mid-13th to mid-14th century
Period:
Southern Song or Yuan dynasty, Yuan dynasty
Provenance:
To 1919
You Xiaoxi (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1919 [1]
1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi in 1919 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1367, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. 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
Exhibition History:
Tales of the Brush: Chinese Painting with Literary Themes (February 9 to July 27, 2008)
Work and Commerce: Everyday Life in Chinese Painting (June 19, 2004 to January 17, 2005)
Chinese Figure Painting (September 17, 1973 to January 3, 1975)
Previous custodian or owner:
You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)
