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Artist:
Bada Shanren 八大山人 (朱耷) (1626-1705)  Search this
Calligrapher:
Ye Dehui (1864-1927)  Search this
Medium:
Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 112.4 x 43.4 cm (44 1/4 x 17 1/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
ca. 1698
Period:
Qing dynasty
Provenance:
To 1997
Wang Fangyu (1913-1997) and Sum Wai (1918-1996), to 1997 [1]
To 1998
Shao F. Wang, New York and Short Hills, NJ, by descent, to 1998 [2]
From 1998
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Shao F. Wang in 1998
Notes:
[1] According to Curatorial Note 1, Joseph Chang and Stephen D. Allee, May 7, 1998, and Joseph Chang and Stephen D. Allee, August 18, 1998, in the object record.
[2] See note 1.
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)
A Literati Life in the Twentieth Century: Wang Fangyu - Artist, Scholar, Connoisseur (February 11 to June 20, 1999)
Previous custodian or owner:
Wang Fangyu (1913-1997)
Sum Wai (1918-1996)
Shao F. Wang
Topic:
pine tree  Search this
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
mountain  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Shao F. Wang collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Bequest from the collection of Wang Fangyu and Sum Wai, donated in their memory by Mr. Shao F. Wang
Accession Number:
F1998.50
Restrictions & Rights:
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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/ye373f3a555-21ea-4e37-92fe-ecdc8b7c85e6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1998.50