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A prostitute sitting beside a writing table

Artist:
Kitao Masayoshi 北尾政美 (1764-1824)  Search this
Medium:
Full color on silk
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 41.8 × 69.3 cm (16 7/16 × 27 5/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Japan
Date:
1806, 6th month
Period:
Edo period
Topic:
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
writing  Search this
Japan  Search this
ukiyo-e  Search this
kakemono  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1903.65
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CC0
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Bodhidharma Crossing the Yangzi on a Reed

Medium:
Ink on silk
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 46.7 × 26 cm (18 3/8 × 10 1/4 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Japan
Date:
15th century
Period:
Muromachi period
Topic:
Buddhism  Search this
Zen Buddhism  Search this
Muromachi period (1333 - 1573)  Search this
Bodhidharma  Search this
ocean  Search this
travel  Search this
Japan  Search this
kakemono  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1907.141
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Song and Yuan Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy
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Fishing with Cormorants

Artist:
Formerly attributed to Gong Kai 龔開 (1222-1307)  Search this
Medium:
Hanging scroll mounted on panel; ink on silk
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 144.6 x 58.9 cm (56 15/16 x 23 3/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
17th century
Period:
Qing dynasty
Topic:
fishing  Search this
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
boat  Search this
cormorant  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1916.40
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CC0
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Sri Krsna with the flute

Medium:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 20.9 x 23 cm (8 1/4 x 9 1/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Punjab Hills, India
Date:
ca. 1790-1800
Topic:
Krishna  Search this
night  Search this
Gopi  Search this
flute  Search this
cow  Search this
India  Search this
fly whisk  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1930.83
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Jarasandha’s army advances toward Krishna and Balarama, folio from a Mahabharata

Artist:
Attributed to Purkhu (active ca. 1780-ca. 1820)  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (painting): 32.7 × 43.4 cm (12 7/8 × 17 1/16 in)
H x W (overall): 36.8 × 48.1 cm (14 1/2 × 18 15/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Kangra, Himachal Pradesh state, India
Date:
ca. 1800-1815
Topic:
Krishna  Search this
battle  Search this
Mahabharata  Search this
India  Search this
Balarama  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
soldier  Search this
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries
Accession Number:
S2018.1.17
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Krishna Vishvarupa

Medium:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 19.8 × 11.7 cm (7 13/16 × 4 5/8 in)
H x W (painting): 17.4 × 9.5 cm (6 7/8 × 3 3/4 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh state, India
Date:
ca. 1740
Topic:
Krishna  Search this
India  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection  Search this
Krishna Vishvarupa  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries
Accession Number:
S2018.1.3
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CC0
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Krishna playing with the gopis, folio from a Rasikpriya

Artist:
Ruknuddin (active ca. 1650-1697)  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (painting): 19.3 × 13.5 cm (7 5/8 × 5 5/16 in)
H x W (overall): 26.2 × 18.4 cm (10 5/16 × 7 1/4 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Bikaner, Rajasthan state, India
Date:
dated 1686 (Samvat 1743)
Topic:
Krishna  Search this
Radha  Search this
Gopi  Search this
Rasikapriya  Search this
India  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries
Accession Number:
S2018.1.43
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Krishna approaches Radha, folio from a Rasikpriya

Artist:
Nuruddin  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 19 × 14 cm (7 1/2 × 5 1/2 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Bikaner, Rajasthan state, India
Date:
dated 1690
Topic:
Krishna  Search this
Radha  Search this
Rasikapriya  Search this
India  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
balcony  Search this
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries
Accession Number:
S2018.1.45
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Krishna steals the clothes of the gopis, folio from a Bhagavata Purana

Medium:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (painting): 17.2 × 12.4 cm (6 3/4 × 4 7/8 in)
H x W (overall): 21.3 × 15 cm (8 3/8 × 5 15/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Bikaner, Rajasthan state, India
Date:
ca. 1690-1700
Topic:
landscape  Search this
Krishna  Search this
river  Search this
Gopi  Search this
Bhagavata Purana  Search this
India  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries
Accession Number:
S2018.1.46
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Worship of Shri Nathji

Medium:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 18.8 × 26.7 cm (7 3/8 × 10 1/2 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Bikaner, Rajasthan state, India
Date:
ca. 1700
Topic:
Vishnu  Search this
Parvati  Search this
Shiva  Search this
Gopi  Search this
temple  Search this
India  Search this
Surya  Search this
Brahma  Search this
Indra  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection  Search this
Saraswati  Search this
Shri Nathji  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries
Accession Number:
S2018.1.47
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Krishna and the Bow, folio 24 from the ‘Tula Ram’ Bhagavata Purana

Medium:
Opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 47 × 52.1 cm (18 1/2 × 20 1/2 in)
H x W (painting): 21.9 × 18.4 cm (8 5/8 × 7 1/4 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
probably Surat, Gujarat state, India
Date:
ca. 1720
Topic:
Krishna  Search this
Bhagavata Purana  Search this
bow  Search this
India  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries
Accession Number:
S2018.1.56
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Darbar Mirza Maharai Lakhpatiji

Medium:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 48.3 × 68 cm (19 × 26 3/4 in)
H x W (framed): 68.6 × 88.9 cm (27 × 35 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Nagaur, Rajasthan state, India
Date:
1750
Topic:
portrait  Search this
man  Search this
fan  Search this
courtier  Search this
India  Search this
ruler  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries
Accession Number:
S2018.1.59
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Krishna fluting, folio from a Dasavatar series

Artist:
Attributed to the Master of the Court of Mankot (active early 18th century)  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (painting): 22.2 × 14.6 cm (8 3/4 × 5 3/4 in)
H x W (overall): 26 × 20.3 cm (10 1/4 × 8 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Mankot, Uttarakhand state, India
Date:
ca. 1730
Topic:
Krishna  Search this
music  Search this
Gopi  Search this
flute  Search this
India  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries
Accession Number:
S2018.1.60
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Scabbard ornament: chape

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 2.2 x 4.5 x 1.2 cm (7/8 x 1 3/4 x 7/16 in)
Type:
Weapon and Armament
Origin:
China
Date:
475-221 BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
Topic:
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1911.459
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Tongue amulet in the form of a cicada (hanchan)

Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 4.8 x 2.9 x 0.5 cm (1 7/8 x 1 1/8 x 3/16 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
206 BCE-220 CE
Period:
Han dynasty
Topic:
Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)  Search this
funerary  Search this
cicada  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
protection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1914.100
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Tongue amulet in the form of a cicada (hanchan)

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 4.9 x 2.3 x 0.5 cm (1 15/16 x 7/8 x 3/16 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
206 BCE-220 CE
Period:
Han dynasty
Topic:
Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)  Search this
funerary  Search this
cicada  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
protection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1914.101
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Tongue amulet in the form of a cicada (hanchan)

Medium:
Jade (?)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 5.1 x 2.4 x 0.3 cm (2 x 15/16 x 1/8 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
206 BCE-220 CE
Period:
Han dynasty
Topic:
Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)  Search this
funerary  Search this
cicada  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
protection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1914.102
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Pendant in the form of a faceted ring

Medium:
Quartz
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 3.8 × 3.8 × 0.8 cm (1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 5/16 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
475-221 BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
Topic:
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
pendant  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1915.319
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Pendant in the form of a faceted ring

Medium:
Quartz
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 4 × 4 × 0.7 cm (1 9/16 × 1 9/16 × 1/4 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
475-221 BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
Topic:
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
pendant  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1915.340
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Pendant with dragon heads, interlaced dragons, and mask

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 7.8 × 1.9 × 0.3 cm (3 1/16 × 3/4 × 1/8 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
ca. 600-476 BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period
Topic:
dragon  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Spring and Autumn period (770 - 476 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
taotie  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1916.146
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