Formerly attributed to Wen Zhengming 文徵明 (1470-1559) Search this
Medium:
Ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 31.4 x 290.3 cm (12 3/8 x 114 5/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
first-half 17th century
Period:
Ming dynasty
Provenance:
From 1856
Huang Fang (active 1835-1864), China [1]
Yu Liansan (1841-1912), China [2]
Zhang Ruiting (1878-1944), China [3]
From at least 1939
C. T. Loo & Company, New York, from at least January 31, 1939 [4]
From 1939
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from C. T. Loo & Company on November 30, 1939 [5]
Notes:
[1] Four Huang Fang’s collector seals are located on the painting.
[2] Two Yu Liansan’s collector seals are located on the painting.
[3] Three Zhang Ruiting’s collector seals are located on the painting. Two inscriptions on the painting’s box read: “Treasure from the collection of Master Zhang.”
[4] The painting figures on “List of objects owned by C. T. Loo [and brought to] the Gallery for examination,” annotated with information that it was left at the Freer Gallery by Frank Caro on January 31, 1939, copy in object file.
[5] See C. T. Loo’s invoice, dated November 30, 1939, copy in object file.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting, 1946 (April 30, 1946 to January 8, 1947)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Scrolls (July 19, 1943 to April 30, 1946)
Chinese Panels and Han Pottery (February 25, 1925 to July 19, 1943)
