Object Details
- Label
- Braving the waves and flying on cranes, immortals arrive at a Daoist palace atop a bank of clouds and skyscraping peaks to pay homage to Jen, the God of Infinity. Because immortals were believed to prefer living in high buildings, Daoist architecture is rife with towers and pavilions. The blazing light behind the building marks its extraordinary status as an immortal palace.
- Provenance
- To 1911
- Riu Cheng Chai, Beijing, to 1911 [1]
- From 1911 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Riu Cheng Chai in 1911 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 714, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.
- [2] See note 1.
- [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Daoism in the Arts in China (December 16, 2006 to July 1, 2007)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Riu Cheng Chai (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Artist
- Formerly attributed to Liu Songnian (傳)劉松年 (ca. 1150-after 1225)
- Date
- 1368-1644
- Period
- Ming dynasty
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- Medium
- Ink on silk
- Dimensions
- H x W (overall): 28.2 x 669 cm (11 1/8 x 263 3/8 in)
- Type
- Painting
