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Catalog Data

Medium:
Inkstick: soot, animal glue with gilding; box: paper with silk brocade
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 11.5 x 2.6 x 1.5 cm (4 1/2 x 1 x 9/16 in)
Type:
Tool and Equipment
Origin:
China
Date:
1891
Period:
Qing dynasty
Provenance:
To 1918
Pang Yuanji (1864-1949), Shanghai, China, to 1918 [1]
From 1918 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), presented by Pang Yuanji in 1918 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] According to Curatorial Remark 2, Fu Shen, 1980, in the object record, this inkstick was with the writing set which had been presented to Charles Lang Freer in 1918 by the famous Chinese art collector P'ang Yuan Chi, from whom Freer acquired many important paintings. In an inscription carved on the ivory writing-brush holders (F1980.91.1ab-.2ab) and on the stone seal (F1980.92), P'ang dedicated the objects to Freer personally.
[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. The contents of Charles Lang Freer's writing set was acquired with his bequest.
The pieces were transferred from the Study Collection to the Permanent Collection on January 15, 1980 (see Provenance Remark 1, Kate Theimer, March 22, 1995, in the object record).
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Brushing the Past: Later Chinese Calligraphy from the Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (April 30, 2000 to January 2, 2001)
Masterpieces of Chinese Painting (II) (May 9 to December 6, 1993)
From Concept to Context: Approaches to Asian and Islamic Calligraphy (July 28, 1986 to February 6, 1987)
Chinese Calligraphy (May 9, 1980 to November 14, 1980)
Previous custodian or owner:
Pang Yuanji 龐元濟 (1864-1949) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
writing  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1980.93.3a-b
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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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/ye3ff63e846-1cdf-4c02-afc0-567fbd104665
EDAN-URL:
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