Artist:

Bada Shanren 八大山人 (朱耷) (1626-1705)  Search this

Medium:

Ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W (avg. leaf, image): 22 x 11.7 cm (8 11/16 x 4 5/8 in)

Type:

Calligraphy

Origin:

China

Date:

1684

Period:

Qing dynasty

Provenance:

To 1997

Wang Fangyu (1913-1997), to 1997 [1]

To 1998

Shao F. Wang, New York and Short Hills, NJ, by descent, to 1998

From 1998

Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Shao F. Wang in 1998

Notes:

[1] According to Curatorial Note 6, Joseph Chang and Stephen D. Allee, May 7, 1998, and Joseph Chang and Stephen D. Allee, August 18, 1998, in the object record.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Enigmas: The Art of Bada Shanren (1626-1705) (June 20, 2015 to January 3, 2016)

In Pursuit of Heavenly Harmony: Paintings and Calligraphy by Bada Shanren (1626-1705) from the Bequest of Wang Fangyu and Sum Wai (April 26 to October 13, 2003)

Beyond the Legacy--Anniversary Acquisitions of the Freer Gallery of Art (October 11, 1998 to April 11, 1999)

Previous custodian or owner:

Wang Fangyu (1913-1997)

Shao F. Wang

Topic:

Daoism  Search this

Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this

standard script  Search this

China  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

Shao F. Wang collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — funds provided by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Freer Gallery of Art

Accession Number:

F1998.29.1-12

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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