Artist:

Traditionally attributed to Zhou Wenju (傳)周文矩 (active mid-10th century)  Search this

Calligrapher:

Geng Zhaozhong 耿昭忠 (1640-1686) , colophon  Search this

Medium:

Ink and color on silk

Dimensions:

H x W (image): 23.2 x 25.1 cm (9 1/8 x 9 7/8 in)

Type:

Painting

Origin:

China

Date:

12th-13th century

Period:

Southern Song dynasty

Provenance:

To 1935

Tonying and Company, New York. [1]

From 1935

Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Tonying and Company, New York. [2]

Notes:

[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Setting the Bar: Arts of the Song dynasty (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

Chinese Ceramics (March 15, 1982 to July 10, 1986)

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

Chinese Album Leaves and Lacquer (February 22, 1971 to November 22, 1971)

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

Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics (March 7, 1957 to January 1, 1963)

Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 14 and 15 (February 25, 1956 to March 1, 1957)

Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork and Painting, East Corridor (February 15, 1955 to August 26, 1955)

Special Exhibition, Chinese Art (April 20, 1954 to November 16, 1954)

Special Mirror Exhibition (November 16, 1954 to February 25, 1955)

Untitled Exhibition, East Asian Ceramics and Paintings, East Corridor (January 8, 1947 to ---)

Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1947 (October 13, 1947 to May 26, 1953)

Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork, Pottery, and Painting (March 23, 1944 to May 2, 1946)

Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Metalwork, 1943 (October 4, 1943 to March 23, 1944)

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:

Tonying and Company 通運公司 (established 1902)

Topic:

Southern Song dynasty (1127 - 1279)  Search this

Song dynasty (960 - 1279)  Search this

woman  Search this

fan  Search this

China  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1935.9

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

Song and Yuan Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy

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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/ye3b34e253e-90b2-41b5-b950-912651956b31

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1935.9