Formerly attributed to Wu Daozi (傳)吳道子 (active ca. 710-760) Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 126.2 x 62.6 cm (49 11/16 x 24 5/8 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
1345
Period:
Yuan dynasty
Provenance:
To 1970
Eugene Meyer (1875-1959) and Agnes E. Meyer (1887-1970), New York, NY, Washington, DC, and Mt. Kisco, NY [1]
From 1970 to 1992
Ruth Meyer Epstein (1921-2007), Scarsdale, NY, by descent from her mother, Agnes E. Meyer
From 1992
Freer Gallery of Art, given by Ruth Meyer Epstein in 1992 [2]
Notes:
[1] According to acquisition report, dated June 12, 1992, the painting has been in the United States since at least 1919. Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer started collecting Asian art in 1914 and in the following years they acquired a number of Chinese paintings, primarily from Charles Lang Freer’s dealers in Shanghai.
[2] See Ruth Meyer Epstein’s Deed of Gift, dated July 9, 1992, copy in object file.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Guardians of the Law: Chinese Luohan Painting (Monday, December 01, 2003 - Sunday, May 23, 2004)
Previous custodian or owner:
Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer ((1875-1959) and (1887-1970))
