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A Spring Gathering 《春行訪友圖》

Artist:
Shen Zhou 沈周 (1427-1509)  Search this
Calligrapher:
Attached calligraphy by Shen Zhou 沈周 (1427-1509)  Search this
Frontispiece by Hongli, the Qianlong emperor 乾隆帝 (1711-1799)  Search this
Colophon:
Colophon by Wen Zhengming 文徵明 (1470-1559)  Search this
Inscription:
Inscription on front mounting by Hongli, the Qianlong emperor 乾隆帝 (1711-1799)  Search this
Three inscriptions on painting by Hongli, the Qianlong emperor 乾隆帝 (1711-1799)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 26.5 x 131.1 cm (10 7/16 x 51 5/8 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
ca. 1480?
Period:
Ming dynasty
Topic:
landscape  Search this
pine tree  Search this
spring  Search this
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)  Search this
boat  Search this
bridge  Search this
scholar  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
hill  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1934.1
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Ink pot

Medium:
Glazed clay
Dimensions:
H x W: 7.7 x 10.9 cm (3 1/16 x 4 5/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iran
Date:
early 13th century
Period:
Saljuq period
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Saljuq period (1037 - 1300)  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1934.18
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Guan ware cup with foliate rim

Medium:
Stoneware with Guan glaze
Dimensions:
H x W: 3.9 x 8.4 cm (1 9/16 x 3 5/16 in)
Style:
Guan ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China
Date:
13th century
Period:
Southern Song or Yuan dynasty
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Guan ware  Search this
Southern Song dynasty (1127 - 1279)  Search this
Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)  Search this
China  Search this
stoneware  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1936.13
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Mirror with dragons

Medium:
Bronze with gold and silver inlay
Dimensions:
Diam x D: 19.7 x 1.5 cm (7 3/4 x 9/16 in)
Type:
Mirror
Origin:
China
Date:
5th-4th century BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty
Topic:
casting  Search this
inlay (process)  Search this
metal  Search this
bronze  Search this
dragon  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1936.3
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Fragment of a Qur'an, sura 2:191-233

Medium:
Ink, color and gold on parchment
Dimensions:
H x W: 24.5 x 33 cm (9 5/8 x 13 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Near East
Date:
9th-10th century
Period:
Abbasid period
Topic:
marbling  Search this
Islam  Search this
Abbasid period (750 - 1258)  Search this
Qur'an  Search this
kufic script  Search this
Iraq  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
sura 2  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1937.6.1-33
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Folio from a Qur'an, Sura 5:52-54

Medium:
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 32.3 x 21.4 cm (12 11/16 x 8 7/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Afghanistan
Date:
11th-12th century
Topic:
Islam  Search this
Qur'an  Search this
eastern kufic script  Search this
Afghanistan  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
sura 5  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1939.56
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Folio from a copy of Aja'ib al-makhluqat wa ghara'ib al-mawjudat (The Wonders of Creation and the Oddities of Existence) by Zakariyya ibn Muhammad al-Qazwini (d.1283); recto: Text; verso: Symbol of Mars

Author:
Zakariyya ibn Muhammad al-Qazwini (1203-1283)  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor, ink, gold and silver on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (verso figure painting): 10.9 × 10.2 cm (4 5/16 × 4 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Iraq or Eastern Turkey
Date:
early 15th century
Topic:
naskh script  Search this
Turkey  Search this
Iraq  Search this
Mars  Search this
Wonders of Creation  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1954.36
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Folio from a Aja'ib al-makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) by al-Qazvini

Author:
Zakariyya ibn Muhammad al-Qazwini (1203-1283)  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 32.7 x 22.4 cm (12 7/8 x 8 13/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Iraq or Eastern Turkey
Date:
early 15th century
Topic:
naskh script  Search this
Turkey  Search this
Iraq  Search this
archangel  Search this
Wonders of Creation  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1954.53
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Folio from a Aja'ib al-makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) by al-Qazvini

Author:
Zakariyya ibn Muhammad al-Qazwini (1203-1283)  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 32.7 x 22.4 cm (12 7/8 x 8 13/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Iraq or Eastern Turkey
Date:
early 15th century
Topic:
man  Search this
naskh script  Search this
Turkey  Search this
Iraq  Search this
Java  Search this
Sumatra  Search this
dwarf  Search this
Wonders of Creation  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1954.57
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Detached folio from a Gulistan (Rosegarden) by Sa'di

Calligrapher:
Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi  Search this
Medium:
Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (page): 24.6 x 16 cm (9 11/16 x 6 5/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
India and Iran
Date:
Text dated 1468, illumination added early 16th c., paintings repainted ca. 1645
Period:
Mughal dynasty, Reign of Shah Jahan
Topic:
rose  Search this
Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)  Search this
Reign of Shah Jahan (1628 - 1658)  Search this
Gulistan  Search this
illumination  Search this
Iran  Search this
India  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of the Art and History Trust in honor of Ezzat-Malek Soudavar
Accession Number:
F1998.5.2-3
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Folio from a Gulistan (Rosegarden) by Sa'di; recto: Sa'di in the rose garden; verso: text

Artist:
Attributed to Govardhan  Search this
Calligrapher:
Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi  Search this
Medium:
Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (open): 25.4 x 33.9 cm (10 x 13 3/8 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Historic Iran, present-day Afghanistan
Date:
Dated 1468-69 (873 A.H.), margins added early 16th century, illustrations: Mughal period, ca. 1645
Period:
Mughal dynasty, Reign of Shah Jahan
Topic:
dragon  Search this
phoenix  Search this
lion  Search this
Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)  Search this
Reign of Shah Jahan (1628 - 1658)  Search this
Gulistan  Search this
garden  Search this
illumination  Search this
Afghanistan  Search this
Iran  Search this
India  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of the Art and History Trust in honor of Ezzat-Malek Soudavar
Accession Number:
F1998.5.6
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Folio from a Gulistan (Rosegarden) by Sa'di; recto: A prince riding; verso: text

Calligrapher:
Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi  Search this
Artist:
Attributed to Balchand  Search this
Medium:
Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (page): 24.6 x 16 cm (9 11/16 x 6 5/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
India and Iran
Date:
Text dated 1468, paintings repainted ca. 1645
Period:
Mughal dynasty, Reign of Shah Jahan
Topic:
horse  Search this
Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)  Search this
Reign of Shah Jahan (1628 - 1658)  Search this
Gulistan  Search this
Iran  Search this
India  Search this
prince  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
equestrian  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of the Art and History Trust in honor of Ezzat-Malek Soudavar
Accession Number:
F1998.5.65
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Folio from a Gulistan (Rosegarden) by Sa'di; recto: text with illuminated border; verso: text with illuminated border

Calligrapher:
Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi  Search this
Medium:
Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (page): 24.6 x 16 cm (9 11/16 x 6 5/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Present-day Afghanistan, India, and Iran
Date:
Text dated 1468, illumination added early 16th c., paintings repainted ca. 1645
Period:
Timurid, Safavid, and Mughal periods
Topic:
bird  Search this
peacock  Search this
dragon  Search this
flower  Search this
rose  Search this
fox  Search this
rabbit  Search this
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this
Timurid period (1378 - 1506)  Search this
Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)  Search this
Gulistan  Search this
illumination  Search this
Afghanistan  Search this
Iran  Search this
India  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of the Art and History Trust in honor of Ezzat-Malek Soudavar
Accession Number:
F1998.5.7
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Sekishogun Sekiyu, from the series, One Hundred Eight Heroes of the Water Margin

Artist:
Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳 (1798-1861)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (sheet & image): 36.7 × 24.8 cm (14 7/16 × 9 3/4 in)
Type:
Print
Origin:
Japan
Date:
early 19th-mid 19th century
Period:
Edo period
Topic:
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
Japan  Search this
ukiyo-e  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles H. W. Verbeck collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Bequest of Charles H.W. Verbeck
Accession Number:
FSC-GR-779.18
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Kenzan style tea bowl with inscription and design of narcissus

Artist:
Style of Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743)  Search this
Kyoto workshop, Kenzan style  Search this
Medium:
Buff clay with white slip, iron and cobalt pigments under transparent glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 7.3 × 9.8 cm (2 7/8 × 3 7/8 in)
Style:
Kyoto ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
Date:
mid to late 18th century
Period:
Edo period
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Kyoto ware  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
tea  Search this
Japan  Search this
narcissus  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1900.50
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Jar

Medium:
Stone-paste painted under glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 39.5 × 31.4 cm (15 9/16 × 12 3/8 in)
Style:
Raqqa ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Raqqa, Syria
Date:
12th-13th century
Topic:
iridescence  Search this
ceramic  Search this
Syria  Search this
Raqqa ware  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
stone-paste  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1904.143
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Box in the form of antique Chinese ink

Artist:
Ogawa Ritsuo (1663-1747)  Search this
Medium:
Lacquer
Dimensions:
H x W: 3.3 x 9.2 cm (1 5/16 x 3 5/8 in)
Type:
Container
Origin:
Japan
Date:
1720
Period:
Edo period
Topic:
lacquer  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
seal  Search this
Japan  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1904.42a-b
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Box

Medium:
Lacquer
Dimensions:
Diam (overall): 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in)
Type:
Container
Origin:
Japan
Date:
18th century
Period:
Edo period
Topic:
lacquer  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
seal  Search this
Japan  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1904.43a-b
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Medicine case (inro)

Medium:
Lacquer
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 5.6 x 8.7 x 2.2 cm (2 3/16 x 3 7/16 x 7/8 in)
Type:
Container
Origin:
Japan
Date:
1615-1868
Period:
Edo period
Topic:
lacquer  Search this
horse  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
gourd  Search this
Japan  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1904.44
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Medicine case (inro)

Medium:
Lacquer
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 7.4 x 5.5 x 2.3 cm (2 15/16 x 2 3/16 x 7/8 in)
Type:
Container
Origin:
Japan
Date:
18th-19th century
Period:
Edo period
Topic:
lacquer  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
orchid  Search this
Japan  Search this
rock  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1904.45
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