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Escaping Summer Heat in the Shade of Pines 《松陰避暑圖》

Object Details

School/Tradition
Zhe School
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. 800, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[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
Seasons: Chinese Landscapes (December 18, 2010 to June 12, 2011)
Chinese Painting: Che and Wu Schools (Mainstreams of Landscape Painting in the Ming Dynasty) (October 15, 1982 to March 17, 1983)
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
Zhe School 浙派
Formerly attributed to Dong Yuan (傳)董源 (died 962)
Date
first half 16th century
Period
Ming dynasty
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Medium
Hanging scroll mounted on panel; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
H x W (image): 166.5 x 67.6 cm (65 9/16 x 26 5/8 in)
Type
Painting
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