Medium:

Ink, color, and gold on paper

Dimensions:

H x W (image): 28 x 52.4 cm (11 x 20 5/8 in)

Type:

Painting

Origin:

China

Date:

12th-13th century

Period:

Song dynasty (Later Kingdom of Dali)

Provenance:

To 1926

Yamanaka & Company, to 1926 [1]

From 1926

Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1926 [2]

Notes:

[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.

[2] See note 1.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Enlightened Beings: Buddhism in Chinese Paintings (September 1, 2012 to February 24, 2013)

Chinese Figure Painting (September 17, 1973 to January 3, 1975)

Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)

Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, West Corridor, 1947 (January 8, 1947 to February 10, 1947)

Stone Sculpture, Buddhist Bronze, and Chinese Painting (May 2, 1923 to February 25, 1956)

Chinese Painting and Pottery (May 2, 1923 to March 22, 1943)

Previous custodian or owner:

Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965)

Topic:

Buddhism  Search this

peacock  Search this

crane  Search this

Buddha  Search this

bodhisattva  Search this

Song dynasty (960 - 1279)  Search this

sutra  Search this

China  Search this

preaching  Search this

mudra  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

Kingdom of Dali (1096-1253)  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1926.1

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

Song and Yuan Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy

See more items in:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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