Object Details
- Previous custodian or owner
- Li Wenqing 李文卿 (ca. 1869-1931) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Provenance
- To 1916
- Li Wenqing (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1916 [1]
- From 1916 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Li Wenqing, in New York, in 1916 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1256, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, LVC Catalogue, 1915, No. 19. 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.
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Artist
- Attributed to Yuan Jiang (ca. 1694-1743)
- Formerly attributed to Guan Tong (early 10th century)
- Date
- 18th century
- Period
- Qing dynasty
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- Medium
- Ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 99.2 × 50.8 cm (39 1/16 × 20 in)
- Type
- Painting
