H x W (image): 249.7 x 56.5 cm (98 5/16 x 22 1/4 in)
Type:
Calligraphy
Origin:
China
Date:
early 17th century
Period:
Ming dynasty
Provenance:
Li Family Qunyuzhai Collection. [1]
From 1992
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased at auction, “Fine Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy from the Li Family Qunyuzhai,” Christie’s, New York, Dec 2, 1992, lot no. 31, “Running and Cursive Script Calligraphy”. [2]
Notes:
[1] The hanging scroll was from the Li Family Qunyuzhai Collection, when Freer Gallery of Art purchased it from Christie’s, New York. See Christie’s auction catalog, “Fine Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy from the Li Family Qunyuzhai,”Christie’s, New York, Dec 2, 1992, lot no. 31, “Running and Cursive Script Calligraphy”. According to Dr. Shen C. Y. Fu’s notes, Mr. Li Qiyan (1919-1984) “was active as a collector primarily in the 1950s and early/mid 60s and acquired the vast bulk of his collection prior to his illness in 1969.” See document dated November 23, 1992, copy in object file, Collections Management Office. For further details on Mr. Li Qiyan's biography see the above mentioned auction catalog.
[2] See note 1. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Guests of the Hills: Travelers in Chinese Landscape Painting (August 23, 2008 to March 15, 2009)
