label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Description

content: A woman seated at a breakfast table in front of a window; signed with the butterfly at right edge.

label: Signatures

content: Brown butterfly below center at right edge

label: Paper/Support

content: On cold-pressed, wove paper mounted overall to a 3-ply board.

content: To 1902

content: Henry Studdy Theobald (1847-1934), London, to 1902 [1]

content: From 1902 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Henry Studdy Theobald in 1902 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Whistler List, Purchases from Thoebald, pg. 5, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Voucher No. 1, August 1902,

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Whistler in Watercolor (May 18 to November 3, 2019)

content: Sweet Silent Thought: Whistler's Interiors (August 20, 2011 to August 26, 2012)

content: Mr. Whistler's Galleries: Avant-garde in Victorian London, 1883 (November 20, 2003 to April 4, 2004)

content: James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art—Whistler and the Figure (May 11, 1984 to December 16, 1984)

content: American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler (November 11, 1976 to March 18, 1981)

content: Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 10 and 11 (February 25, 1956 to November 3, 1959)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Paintings and Drawings (December 14, 1955 to February 25, 1956)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Works of Whistler (September 22, 1947 to April 11, 1955)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Watercolors, Oil Paintings, and Pastels (January 20, 1944 to October 13, 1947)

content: Whistler Pastels and Drawings, Re-arranged and some additions (January 7, 1924 to January 20, 1944)

content: Whistler Water Colors (January 7, 1924 to April 4, 1930)

content: American Paintings, Pastels, and Water Colors, and Drawings. J.A.McN. Whistler (May 2, 1923 to January 7, 1924)

content: Oil Paintings, Water Colors, Pastels and Drawings: Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Mr. J. McNeill Whistler (February 23 to March 22, 1904)

content: "Notes"—"Harmonies"—"Nocturnes" (May 1884)

content: Henry Studdy Theobald (1847-1934) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

label: Topic

content: mounting

content: bone black

content: Prussian blue

content: burnt sienna

content: raw sienna

content: raw umber

content: iron oxide red

content: vermilion

content: zinc white

content: strontium chromate

content: Mars pigment

content: yellow ocher

content: cadmium sulfide

content: woman

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Whistler in Watercolor

label: See more items in

content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Watercolor on paper

content: H x W: 25.2 x 17.6 cm (9 15/16 x 6 15/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Theobald, Henry Studdy

topic:
Art
Iron oxide red
Bone black
Zinc white
Cadmium sulfide
Vermilion
Mounting
Yellow ocher
Charles Lang Freer collection
Mars pigment
American Art
Raw sienna
Strontium chromate
Prussian blue
Woman
Raw umber
Burnt sienna

content: United States

content: Violet and Amber–Tea

title_sort: VIOLET AND AMBER–TEA

title: Violet and Amber–Tea


unitCode: FSG

type: edanmdm

label: Date

label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Provenance

content: To 1916

content: Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1916 [1]

content: From 1916 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1916 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Reserved Textile List, R. 192, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [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.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: brocading

content: weft patterning

content: silk (fiber)

content: Buddhism

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: monk

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Costume and Textile

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 158 x 31.5 cm (62 3/16 x 12 3/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Silk (fiber)
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Monk
Brocading
Weft patterning

culture: Buddhists Japanese

type: Country

content: Japan

object_type: Costume Textiles

label: Title

content: Brocade, silk. In form of a Buddhist monk's stole, patched: Ohi

unit_code: FSG

title_sort: BROCADE, SILK. IN FORM OF A BUDDHIST MONK'S STOLE, PATCHED: OHI

type: Images

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image


content: possibly 1st-2nd century

content: Han dynasty

content: To 1913

content: Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1913 [1]

content: From 1913 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1913 [2]

content: From 1920

content: The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Bronze List, page 102, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Special Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1946 (August 7, 1946 to January 7, 1947)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: horse

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Sculpture

content: Bronze

content: H x W: 5.8 x 5.3 cm (2 5/16 x 2 1/16 in)

topic:
Bronze
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Animals
Sculpture
Chinese Art
Horses
Metal-work
Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Standing horse

title_sort: STANDING HORSE

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Standing horse


label: Date

content: 1550-1197 BCE

label: Period

content: New Kingdom

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

content: Giovanni Dattari (circa 1858-1923), Cairo, Egypt, to 1909 [1]

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Giovanni Dattari in 1909 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pg. 1, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Giovanni Dattari (1858-1923) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: glass

content: New Kingdom (ca. 1539 - 1075 BCE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

content: W: 0.6 cm (1/4 in)

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Glass
Ancient Egyptian Art
New Kingdom (ca. 1539 - 1075 BCE)

type: Continent

content: Africa

content: Egypt

object_type: Ornaments Jewelry

content: Bead, heart-shaped

title_sort: BEAD, HEART-SHAPED

title: Bead, heart-shaped


content: 305 BCE-14 CE

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period

content: To 1909

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Unclassified

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

content: H (overall): 1.8 cm (11/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Mosaic glass
Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)
Ancient Egyptian Art
Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Fragment

title_sort: FRAGMENT

title: Fragment


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Label

content: Unlike Whister's early lithotints that were drawn directly on the printing stone, The Broad Bridge was based on a preliminary charcoal drawing. Whistler traced the drawing onto his stone, going over the resulting outline with a crayon before completing the design by adding washes. When he was almost finished, he scraped away some of the tone to lighten the sky between piers and add highlights to the water. Although the image is in reverse, the view is through the wooden piers of old Battersea Bridge, with the warehouses and smokestacks of Battersea silhouetted against the sky.

content: Whistler lithographs are identified by "C." numbers as described in The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1998). This print is C12.

content: To 1888

content: H. Wunderlich & Co., New York to 1888 [1]

content: From 1888 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co. in 1888 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Whistler List, Lithographs, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: An American in London: Whistler and the Thames (May 3 to August 17, 2014)

content: Whistler and the Thames (December 17, 2000 to June 17, 2001)

content: Whistler & Japan (May 14, 1995 to January 1, 1996)

content: H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: bridge

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

content: Lithotint; ink on paper

content: H x W (overall): 27.6 x 18.1 cm (10 7/8 x 7 1/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
H. Wunderlich & Co.

topic:
Bridges
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art

content: United States

label: Title

content: The Tall Bridge

title_sort: THE TALL BRIDGE

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: The Tall Bridge


label: Date

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Description

content: Drawing of a group of travelers, with a drawing of a man seated on a bench on the reverse.

label: Signatures

content: Unsigned.

label: Inscriptions

content: In Francis Seymore Haden's handwriting in lower right corner: "S.H."

content: This lively character study of travelers must be part of Whistler's Rhine experience. Impersonal contact between tightly packed strangers traveling by public conveyance was a subject of much interest to both artists and writers of the period, and Whistler has been careful to suggest a general isolation of each figure. Heads are tilted at different angles, eyes are averted, backs are turned. Whistler's light underdrawing suggests the general placement of figures on a boat deck. In heavier lines Whistler redrew the features and costumes of several travelers, and he added shading as well. The gentle curve of the boat's side dictates the somewhat circular composition that has the effect of a magazine vignette.

label: Provenance

content: Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London [1]

content: To 1898

content: H. Wunderlich & Co., New York to 1898 [2]

content: From 1898 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co., through Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938), in November 1898 [3]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Whistler List, Haden Collection Drawings, pg. 2, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See Voucher No. 20, November 1898, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [3] See note 2.

content: [4] 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.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

label: Topic

content: man

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Drawing

content: Pencil on beige wove paper

content: H x W: 16 x 10.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 1/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Haden, Seymour
H. Wunderlich & Co.

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Men

content: United States

content: Group of travelers

title_sort: GROUP OF TRAVELERS

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Group of travelers


content: 100 BCE-100 CE

label: Period

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman period

content: Fragment, slightly concave. Mosaic technique: columnar rods. Colors: blue, red, and brown in violet-brown matrix.

content: To 1909

content: Giovanni Dattari (circa 1858-1923), Cairo, Egypt, to 1909 [1]

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Giovanni Dattari in 1909 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pgs. 1 and 20, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [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.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Giovanni Dattari (1858-1923) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Syria

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Unclassified

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

content: H (overall): 4 cm (1 9/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Mosaic glass
Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)
Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

culture:
Middle Easterners
Syrians

content: Fragment, slightly concave

title_sort: FRAGMENT, SLIGHTLY CONCAVE

title: Fragment, slightly concave


label: Date

content: 1550-1196 BCE

content: New Kingdom

content: To 1909

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pg. 1, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: glass

content: New Kingdom (ca. 1539 - 1075 BCE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

content: H: 0.7 cm (1/4 in)

content: Africa

content: Egypt

label: Title

content: Bead, quintuple

title_sort: BEAD, QUINTUPLE

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead, quintuple


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 5, 5

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G79 state 4 of 9.

label: Provenance

content: Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London [1]

content: To 1898

content: From 1898 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [3] See note 2.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: An American in London: Whistler and the Thames (May 3 to August 17, 2014)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

content: H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

label: Topic

content: etching (printing process)

content: river

content: boat

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 10.3 x 12.5 cm (4 1/16 x 4 15/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Boats and boating
Art
American Art
Rivers
Etching (printing process)

content: United States

content: The Little Pool

title_sort: THE LITTLE POOL

title: The Little Pool


content: 17th century

label: Period

content: Ming or Qing dynasty

content: Formerly attributed to Wu Daozi (傳)吳道子 (active ca. 710-760)

content: To 1911

content: Riu Cheng Chai, Beijing, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Riu Cheng Chai in 1911 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 801, 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.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Riu Cheng Chai (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: pine tree

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: bamboo

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink on silk panel

content: H x W: 190.1 x 69.1 cm (74 13/16 x 27 3/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Riu Cheng Chai

topic:
Pine tree
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Chinese Art
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Bamboo

content: China

content: Pines, rock, and bamboo

title_sort: PINES, ROCK, AND BAMBOO

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Pines, rock, and bamboo


label: Date

content: Sui dynasty

label: Description

content: Wood stand.

content: Surface: dull brown and grayish-green patina; traces of gilt.

content: Decoration: In low relief and engraved. Inscription.

label: Inscriptions

content: Translation: "On the 8th day of the 4th month in the 3rd year of K'ai Huang, Sui Dynasty [A.D. 584], Buddhist Lin Kuei-yuan had this image of Kuan-yin made in honor of his Buddhist faith."

content: To 1911

content: Yamanaka & Company, Kyoto, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1911 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 295, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: casting

content: gilding

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Buddhism

content: bodhisattva

content: Sui dynasty (581 - 618)

content: Avalokiteshvara

content: incense

content: Guanyin

content: China

content: kalasa

content: kundika

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Sculpture

label: Medium

content: Bronze with gilding

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 25.3 x 6 cm (9 15/16 x 2 3/8 in)

topic:
Gilding
Bronze
Sui dynasty (581 - 618)
Art
Chinese Art
Incense
Kundika
Avalokite?svara (Buddhist deity)
Bodhisattva
Metal-work
Guanyin
Charles Lang Freer collection
Sculpture
Kalasa

culture: Buddhists Chinese

content: China

label: Title

content: Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)

title_sort: BODHISATTVA AVALOKITESHVARA (GUANYIN)

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)


content: ca. 3000-ca. 2250 BCE

label: Period

content: Late Neolithic period

content: Squared, hollow cylinder of the type ts'ung [cong] 琮; narrow projecting collar at both ends; mottled brown and tan, partially covered with cream coating that almost hides the decoration—channeled and incised, circles, bands of fine lines and grooves, traces of meander pattern.

label: Provenance

content: To 1970

content: Agnes E. Meyer

content: From 1970 to 2000

content: Elizabeth Meyer Lorentz, by descent from Agnes E. Meyer

content: From 2000

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Elizabeth Meyer Lorentz [1]

content: Notes

content: [1] Deed of Gift. Gift was accepted on November 26, 2000, before the death of Mrs. (Meyer) Lorentz on January 27, 2001.

content: Freer Study Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Agnes E. Meyer (1887-1970)

content: Elizabeth Meyer Lorentz (1913-2001)

label: Origin

content: Lake Tai region, China

label: Topic

content: jade

content: nephrite

content: Late Neolithic period (ca. 5000 - ca. 1700 BCE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

label: Culture

content: Liangzhu culture, ca. 3300-ca. 2250 BCE

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

label: See more items in

content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

content: Gift of Elizabeth Meyer Lorentz

content: Ceremonial Object

content: Jade (nephrite)

content: H x W x D: 2.9 x 8.1 x 8.1 cm (1 1/8 x 3 3/16 x 3 3/16 in)

date:
BCE 2000s
BCE 3000s

name:
Lorentz, Elizabeth Meyer
Meyer, Agnes E.

place:
Lake Tai region
China

culture:
Chinese
Liangzhu culture

content: China

content: One-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks

title_sort: ONE-TIER TUBE (CONG 琮) WITH MASKS

title: One-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks


label: Date

content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)

content: To 1904

content: Bunshichi Kobayashi (circa 1861-1923), Boston, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Yokohama, to 1904 [1]

content: From 1904 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunshichi Kobayashi in 1904 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Album List, pg. 1, Sketches by Hokusai, S.I. 4, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [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.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Kobayashi Bunshichi 小林文七 (ca. 1861-1923) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: crane

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on paper; mounted as an album leaf

content: H x W (album mount): 59 x 36.7 cm (23 1/4 x 14 7/16 in)

name:
Kobayashi, Bunshichi
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Crane

content: Japan

content: Crane

title_sort: CRANE

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Crane


content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 3, 3

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G67 state 4 of 4.

content: Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London [1]

content: To 1898

content: H. Wunderlich & Co., New York to 1898 [2]

content: From 1898 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co., through Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938), in November 1898 [3]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See Voucher No. 20, November 1898, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [3] See note 2.

content: [4] 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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Whistler and the Hadens (June 20, 1999 to April 30, 2000)

content: Whistler Etchings and Copper Plates (May 15, 1968 to February 22, 1971)

content: Centennial Exhibition, East Corridor (February 25, 1956 to July 10, 1958)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Prints (December 12, 1955 to February 25, 1956)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Etchings, Lithographs, and Drypoint (September 24, 1947 to April 11, 1955)

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

content: H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: drypoint

content: portrait

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

label: Medium

content: Drypoint; ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 34.8 x 21.4 cm (13 11/16 x 8 7/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Portraits
Drypoint

content: United States

label: Title

content: Annie Haden

title_sort: ANNIE HADEN

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Annie Haden


label: Date

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

content: 2, 2

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G223 state 5 of 6.

label: Provenance

content: Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London [1]

content: To 1898

content: From 1898 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [3] See note 2.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Mr. Whistler's Galleries: Avant-garde in Victorian London, 1883 (November 20, 2003 to April 4, 2004)

content: Whistler in Venice: The First Set of Etchings (July 1, 2001 to January 13, 2002)

content: Etchings and Dry Points by Whistler (March 23, 1925 to March 24, 1930)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

label: Topic

content: etching (printing process)

content: palace

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

content: Etching and drypoint; ink on paper

content: H x W: 25.2 x 35.8 cm (9 15/16 x 14 1/8 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Palace
American Art
Etching (printing process)

content: United States

content: The Palaces

title_sort: THE PALACES

title: The Palaces


content: 206 BCE-220 CE

label: Period

content: Han dynasty

content: To 1917

content: Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1917 [1]

content: From 1917 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1917 [2]

content: From 1920

content: The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Bronze List, S.I. 1102, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [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.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Mirror

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Bronze

content: Diam x D: 11.1 x 1.2 cm (4 3/8 x 1/2 in)

topic:
Bronze
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Sculpture
Chinese Art
Metal-work
Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Mirror (chien)

title_sort: MIRROR (CHIEN)

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Mirror (chien)


content: 1550-1196 BCE

content: To 1909

content: Giovanni Dattari (circa 1858-1923), Cairo, Egypt, to 1909 [1]

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Giovanni Dattari in 1909 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pg. 1, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Giovanni Dattari (1858-1923) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: glass

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

content: Diam: 1.1 cm (7/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Glass
Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Africa

content: Egypt

label: Title

content: Bead, melon-shaped

title_sort: BEAD, MELON-SHAPED

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Bead, melon-shaped


label: Date

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 4, 2

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G48 state 3 of 6.

label: Provenance

content: Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London [1]

content: To 1898

content: H. Wunderlich & Co., New York to 1898 [2]

content: From 1898 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co., through Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938), in November 1898 [3]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See Voucher No. 20, November 1898, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [3] See note 2.

content: [4] 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.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Etchings and Lithographs (April 4, 1930 to January 20, 1944)

content: Special Exhibition, Whistler Etchings and Lithographs (January 14, 1924 to February 18, 1924)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

content: H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

content: etching (printing process)

content: boat

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 12.7 x 20.2 cm (5 x 7 15/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Boats and boating
Art
American Art
Etching (printing process)

content: United States

content: Limehouse

title_sort: LIMEHOUSE

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Limehouse


label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

content: To 1911

content: Loon Gu Sai, Beijing, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Loon Gu Sai, Beijing, in 1911 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Album List, pg. 36, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. According to Ingrid Larsen, "'Don’t Send Ming or Later Pictures': Charles Lang Freer and the First Major Collection of Chinese Painting in an American Museum," Ars Orientalis vol. 40 (2011), Loon Gu Sai was possibly Lunguzhai, a store in the antiques district of Liulichang.

content: 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.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [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.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Loon Gu Sai (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: plant

content: flower

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image a): 25.9 x 21 cm (10 3/16 x 8 1/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Sai, Loon Gu

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Chinese Art
Plants
Flowers
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Ten pictures of flowers, fruits and birds

title_sort: TEN PICTURES OF FLOWERS, FRUITS AND BIRDS


label: Date

content: Momoyama or Edo period

label: Artist

content: Tawaraya Sotatsu 俵屋宗達 (fl. ca. 1600-1643)

content: To 1905

content: Bunshichi Kobayashi (circa 1861-1923), Boston, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Yokohama, to 1905 [1]

content: From 1905 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunshichi Kobayashi in 1905 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Screen List, pg. 31, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Rinpa Screens (February 25, 2023 to February 24, 2024)

content: Kobayashi Bunshichi 小林文七 (ca. 1861-1923) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Momoyama period (1573 - 1615)

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: fan

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Color, gold, and silver on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 89.9 x 335.1 cm (35 3/8 x 131 15/16 in)

topic:
Fans
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Momoyama period (1573 - 1615)
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Six fan papers: miscellaneous subjects

title_sort: SIX FAN PAPERS: MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Six fan papers: miscellaneous subjects


content: 206 BCE-220 CE

label: Period

content: Han dynasty

label: Provenance

content: To 1913

content: Abel William Bahr (1877-1959), New York, NY, to 1913 [1]

content: From 1913 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Abel William Bahr, New York, in 1913 [2]

content: From 1920

content: The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, L. 417, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) was a collector and dealer born in Shanghai, China. After he left Shanghai in 1910, he lived, at various points in time, in London, Montreal, and Ridgefield, Connecticut. He established a gallery in New York City in 1920.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: bird

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Bronze

content: H x W: 10.7 x 22.7 cm (4 3/16 x 8 15/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Bahr, Abel William

topic:
Bronze
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Animals
Sculpture
Chinese Art
Birds
Metal-work
Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Ornament in the form of two birds

title_sort: ORNAMENT IN THE FORM OF TWO BIRDS

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Ornament in the form of two birds


content: 16th-18th century

content: Mid-Ming to Qing dynasty

content: To 1917

content: Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1917 [1]

content: From 1917 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Wang Jiantang in 1917 [2]]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1184, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [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.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Wang Jiantang 王鑑堂 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: slit tapestry

content: tapestry

content: silk (fiber)

content: bird

content: tree

content: flower

content: peony

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: fungus-of-immortality

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: garden rock

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Costume and Textile

content: Polychrome silk with painted details

content: H x W: 96.5 x 52.8 cm (38 x 20 13/16 in)

name:
Wang, Jiantang
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Trees
Art
Garden rock
Silk (fiber)
Chinese Art
Birds
Flowers
Fungus-of-immortality
Charles Lang Freer collection
Animals
Peony
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Slit tapestry

content: China

content: Kesi tapestry of two birds and a flowering tree

title_sort: KESI TAPESTRY OF TWO BIRDS AND A FLOWERING TREE


label: Date

content: 1550-1196 BCE

content: New Kingdom

content: To 1909

content: Giovanni Dattari (circa 1858-1923), Cairo, Egypt, to 1909 [1]

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Giovanni Dattari in 1909 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pg. 1, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Giovanni Dattari (1858-1923) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: glass

content: New Kingdom (ca. 1539 - 1075 BCE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

content: Diam: 0.5 cm (3/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Glass
Ancient Egyptian Art
New Kingdom (ca. 1539 - 1075 BCE)

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead

title_sort: BEAD

title: Bead


content: 305 BCE-14 CE

label: Period

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period

content: To 1909

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pgs. 1 and 50, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: iridescence

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Unclassified

content: Glass

content: Diam (overall): 1.7 cm (11/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Mosaic glass
Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)
Ancient Egyptian Art
Iridescence
Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Africa

content: Egypt

label: Title

content: Ball

title_sort: BALL

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Ball


content: 305 BCE-14 CE

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pgs. 1 and 26, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Egypt

label: Topic

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Unclassified

content: Glass

content: Diam (overall): 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Glass
Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)
Ancient Egyptian Art
Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Ball

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Ball


content: 305 BCE-14 CE

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty to Roman Period

label: Description

content: Fragment of an inlay with a floral pattern. Mosaic technique: upright columnar rods. Red, white, yellow, and green in a semi-translucent green-blue matrix.

content: To 1909

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pgs. 1 and 20, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: grape

content: Egypt

content: narcissus

content: poppy

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

content: H (overall): 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in)

topic:
Poppy
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Grape
Mosaic glass
Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)
Ancient Egyptian Art
Narcissus
Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Africa

content: Egypt

title_sort: FRAGMENT OF AN INLAY WITH A FLORAL PATTERN


label: Date

content: early 13th century

content: Saljuq period

content: From 1950s – 2001

content: Mr. and Mrs. Laurance P. Roberts, acquired in the 1950s from Iran. [1]

content: From 2001

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Laurance P. Roberts, Baltimore, Maryland. [2]

content: Notes:

content: [1] Acquired by donors in the 1950s during a visit to Iran.

content: [2] See Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.

label: Collection

content: Freer Study Collection

content: Mr. and Mrs. Laurance P. Roberts

content: Iran

content: ceramic

content: Saljuq period (1037 - 1300)

content: Iran

content: Arts of the Islamic World

content: stone-paste

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Laurance P. Roberts

content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

label: Type

content: Vessel

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Stone-paste painted under and over glaze with enamel (mina'i)

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 6.5 x 6.4 x 1.5 cm (2 9/16 x 2 1/2 x 9/16 in)

topic:
Art
Arts of the Islamic World
Stone-paste
Saljuq period (1037 - 1300)
Ceramics

culture: Muslims Iranians

content: Fragment of a bowl

title_sort: FRAGMENT OF A BOWL

title: Fragment of a bowl


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Provenance

content: Mrs. Elson [1]

content: To 1904

content: Obach & Co., London, to 1904 [2]

content: From 1904 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. in 1904 [3]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record, a note by C.L. Freer states: "Formerly owned by Mrs. Elson."

content: [2] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Voucher No. 12, May 1904, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [3] See note 2.

content: [4] 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.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Picturing Whistler: Portraits and Self-Portraits (May 21 to December 3, 2000)

content: James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art (May 11, 1984 to December 5, 1984)

content: Portraits of Whistler and other Whistleriana (1918)

content: James McNeill Whistler (April 09, 1915 to April 27, 1915)

content: Paintings in Oil and Pastel by James A. McNeill Whistler (March 15 to May 31, 1910)

content: Mrs. Elson

content: Obach & Co. (1884-1911) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: self portrait

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Oil on canvas

content: H x W: 70 x 55.3 cm (27 9/16 x 21 3/4 in)

name:
Elson
Freer, Charles Lang
Obach & Co.

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Self-portraits
American Art
Portraits

content: United States

label: Title

content: Self-Portrait

title_sort: SELF-PORTRAIT

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Self-Portrait


content: early 8th century

label: Period

content: Tang dynasty

label: Label

content: This image of a bodhisattva (enlightened being) draws attention to the fragmentary condition of many Buddhist sculptures that entered Western collections in the early twentieth century. With the head, arms, and double-lotus pedestal missing, the sculpture lacks the balanced proportion expected of an eighth-century statue. However, comparison of this torso with complete sculptures in situ in China confirms its authenticity as a work probably made in Chang'an, the capital city of the Tang dynasty (618-907). It is not known when the figure was damaged, but many sculptures incurred such losses when they were removed from China.

content: The style of this sculpture manifests an aesthetic sensibility prevalent in China during the eighth century. Indian imagery brought into China by traveling monks helped to stimulate new emphasis on a sensuous treatment of the human body, including a fleshy abdomen and thrusted hip. A clinging skirt, jeweled chains, and tendrils of hair cascading onto the shoulders (now somewhat difficult to interpret without the figure's head) are elements familiar in Indian statuary that the Chinese refashioned into their own idiom.

content: To 1916

content: Dikran G. Kelekian (1868-1951), Cairo, Egypt, Paris, France, and New York to 1916 [1]

content: From 1916 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Dikran G. Kelekian, New York in 1916 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 948, pg. 209, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [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.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Promise of Paradise (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

content: Promise of Paradise: Early Chinese Buddhist Sculpture (December 1, 2012 to January 3, 2016)

content: Chinese Buddhist Sculpture in New Light (April 14, 2002 to September 8, 2003)

content: Chinese Art—Stone Sculpture (September 1, 1979 to March 14, 1982)

content: Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)

content: Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 17 (November 17, 1955 to January 1, 1963)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Buddhist Sculpture (June 2, 1944 to March 13, 1944)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Buddhist Sculpture, 1944 (March 13, 1944 to November 14, 1944)

content: Stone Sculpture, Gallery 17, 1923 (May 2, 1923 to November 17, 1955)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Dikran Garabed Kelekian (1868-1951) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: probably Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China

label: Topic

content: stone

content: Buddhism

content: bodhisattva

content: Tang dynasty (618 - 907)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: On View

content: West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 17: Promise of Paradise

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Sculpture

content: Limestone with traces of pigment and gesso

content: H x W x D: 101.7 x 40.9 x 26.7 cm (40 1/16 x 16 1/8 x 10 1/2 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Kelekian, Dikran Garabed

place:
Shaanxi province
China
Xi'an

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Chinese Art
Tang dynasty (618 - 907)
Stone
Bodhisattva

room: Gallery 17

building: Freer

content: China

content: Standing figure (torso) of a bodhisattva (pusa)

title_sort: STANDING FIGURE (TORSO) OF A BODHISATTVA (PUSA)

label: Thumbnail Image


label: Date

content: 1st century

label: Description

content: Bead, tubular. Columnar rod and plate mosaic. Design in red, white and green in a semi-translucent dark-blue matrix.

content: To 1909

content: Giovanni Dattari (circa 1858-1923), Cairo, Egypt, to 1909 [1]

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Giovanni Dattari in 1909 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pg. 1, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt (January 28, 2023 to 2025)

content: Giovanni Dattari (1858-1923) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Syria

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 20: A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

content: H: 2.1 cm (13/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Mosaic glass

room: Gallery 20

content: Bead, tubular

title_sort: BEAD, TUBULAR

title: Bead, tubular


content: 14th century

label: Period

content: Yuan dynasty

content: Depicting a river landscape, with a scholar seated on rocks in the foreground. In the background is a group of farm buildings with one figure and there are unidentifiable birds in the sky. Three seals, no labels or inscriptions. Mounted in a folder.

label: Marks

content: Three seals.

label: Provenance

content: Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358-1408) [1]

content: To 1905

content: Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1905 [2]

content: From 1905 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in 1905 [3]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to Curatorial Remark 9, A. Yonemura, exhibition label text, "Luminous Shadows," 1982: "The seal, "Tenzan" in the lower right-hand corner of this Chinese landscape painting identifies it as having once been in the collection of the third Ashikaga shogun, Yoshimitsu (1358-1408). The prestigious collection of Chinese paintings and works of art belonging to the Ashikaga shoguns was begun in the mid-14th century...The Ashikaga Collection was not, however, a fixed entity. Additions were made as newly imported works became available, and paintings were occasionally transferred to vassals who shared the shoguns' interest in Chinese art. The Gyomotsu, the treasures from the Ashikaga collection, were dispersed upon the fall of the Ashikaga shoguns during the 16th century, but retained their prestige as they passed into the possession of later collectors, including tea ceremony devotees of the 17th century."

content: [2] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 504, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [3] See note 2.

content: [4] 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.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Zen, Tea, and Chinese Art in Medieval Japan (December 13, 2014 to June 14, 2015)

content: The Idea of China in Japan: The Tea Ceremony in Japan (December 19, 1999 to June 11, 2000)

content: Studies in Connoisseurship 1923-1983 (September 23, 1983 to March 1, 1984)

content: Luminous Shadows (April 1, 1982 to June 21, 1982)

content: Chinese Album Leaves and Lacquer (February 22, 1971 to November 22, 1971)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358-1408)

content: Bunkio Matsuki 松木文恭 (1867-1940) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: landscape

content: farming

content: Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)

content: river

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Ink on silk

content: H x W: 28.9 x 28.8 cm (11 3/8 x 11 5/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Matsuki, Bunkio
Ashikaga, Yoshimitsu

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Landscapes
Art
Farms
Chinese Art
Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)
Rivers

content: China

label: Title

content: River landscape with a seated figure in foreground

title_sort: RIVER LANDSCAPE WITH A SEATED FIGURE IN FOREGROUND

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image


label: Date

content: 16th century

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

content: Follower of Zhang Lu (1464-1538)

content: Formerly attributed to Hu Shunchen (12th century)

content: To 1919

content: You Xiaoxi (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1919 [1]

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi in 1919 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1345, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [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.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: landscape

content: pine tree

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: waterfall

content: scholar

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Hanging scroll; ink on silk

content: H x W (image): 161.9 x 86.9 cm (63 3/4 x 34 3/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
You, Xiaoxi

topic:
Pine tree
Charles Lang Freer collection
Landscapes
Art
Scholar
Waterfalls
Chinese Art
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Gazing at a Waterfall by a Pine Bluff

title_sort: GAZING AT A WATERFALL BY A PINE BLUFF

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Gazing at a Waterfall by a Pine Bluff


content: Edo period

content: Ogata Korin 尾形光琳 (1658-1716)

content: To 1904

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1904 [1]

content: From 1904 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1904 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Kakemono List, L. 485, pg. 134, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: hollyhock

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 98.1 x 37.1 cm (38 5/8 x 14 5/8 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Hollyhock

content: Japan

content: Hollyhocks

title_sort: HOLLYHOCKS

title: Hollyhocks


label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Provenance

content: To 1916

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1916 [1]

content: From 1916 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1916 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Reserved Textile List, R. 197, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: repairing

content: brocading

content: weft patterning

content: silk (fiber)

content: Buddhism

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: monk

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Costume and Textile

content: Silk

content: H x W: 160 x 97 cm (63 x 38 3/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Silk (fiber)
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Repairing
Monk
Brocading
Weft patterning

content: Japan

label: Title

content: A Buddhist monk's robe

title_sort: A BUDDHIST MONK'S ROBE

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: A Buddhist monk's robe


label: Date

content: early 17th century

content: Edo period

content: To 1900

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1900 [1]

content: From 1900 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1900 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Screen List, L. 38, pg. 7, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Ancient and Alive: Japan's Native Gods (October 14, 2017 to April 29, 2018)

content: Japanese Screens (March 2007 to January 3, 2016)

content: Japanese Screens (May 9, 1993 to November 13, 1995)

content: Japanese Screens (February 11, 1983 to July 19, 1988)

content: Japanese Art--Shinto (October 12, 1976 to December 10, 1976)

content: Japanese Ukiyo-e Painting (May 2, 1973 to July 1, 1974)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: festival

content: shrine

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Color and gold on paper

content: H x W: 95 x 171 cm (37 3/8 x 67 5/16 in)

topic:
Festivals
Charles Lang Freer collection
Shrine
Art
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art

content: Japan

content: A festival at the Sumiyoshi Shrine

title_sort: A FESTIVAL AT THE SUMIYOSHI SHRINE

title: A festival at the Sumiyoshi Shrine


label: Artist

content: Winslow Homer (1836-1910)

content: To 1913

content: Knoedler & Co., New York, NY, to 1913 [1]

content: From 1913 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Knoedler & Co., New York, on April 4, 1913 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See American Paintings, List A, page 10, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Winslow Homer: Four Views of Nature (November 22, 2008 to May 25, 2009)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Freer West Corridor (December 11, 1995 to March 4, 1996)

content: American Paintings (May 31, 1979 to June 17, 1980)

content: Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings, Gallery 4, 1947 (September 25, 1947 to February 25, 1956)

content: Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings and Watercolors (May 10, 1945 to September 25, 1947)

content: Whistler Pastels and Drawings, Re-arranged and some additions (January 7, 1924 to January 20, 1944)

content: American Paintings, Miscellaneous (May 2, 1923 to March 23, 1925)

content: Contemporary American Paintings (July to September 1918)

content: Untitled, Detroit Club, December 1914 (December 1914)

content: M. Knoedler & Co. (1846-2011) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: ocean

content: woman

content: cloud

content: sun

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Painting

content: Watercolor on paper

content: H x W: 31.6 x 54.5 cm (12 7/16 x 21 7/16 in)

name:
Knoedler
Freer, Charles Lang

place:
United States
Sun

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Cloud
Ocean
Woman

content: United States

content: Sun and Clouds

title_sort: SUN AND CLOUDS

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Sun and Clouds


label: Period

content: Momoyama period

label: Provenance

content: To 1898

content: Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, MA, to 1898 [1]

content: From 1898 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in 1898 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Panel List, S.I. 50, L. 24, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Formerly numbered as F1898.478.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Japanese Art, Galleries 3, 4, and 5 (January 1, 1963 to September 16, 1970)

content: Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 3 and 4 (February 25, 1956 to January 1, 1963)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Bunkio Matsuki 松木文恭 (1867-1940) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: plant

content: Momoyama period (1573 - 1615)

content: morning glory

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Color and silver on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 124.8 × 52.5 cm (49 1/8 × 20 11/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Matsuki, Bunkio

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Momoyama period (1573 - 1615)
Morning glory
Japanese Art
Plants

content: Japan

content: Coxcombs, maize and morning-glories

title_sort: COXCOMBS, MAIZE AND MORNING-GLORIES

title: Coxcombs, maize and morning-glories


label: Date

content: ca. 3000-1700 BCE

content: Late Neolithic period

label: Description

content: Ceremonial implement; comb shaped blade with one semicircular beveled edge, one straight edge; five conical perforations; semitranslucent; broadly mottled green, cream, and golden tans; circular saw marks. (Broken and mended; irregularities and strata cracks.)

content: Acquired with a box, now lost.

content: To 1916

content: Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1916 [1]

content: From 1916 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Wang Jiantang in 1916 [2]

content: From 1920

content: The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1015, pg. 218, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [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.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Wang Jiantang 王鑑堂 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Northwest China

label: Topic

content: jade

content: nephrite

content: Late Neolithic period (ca. 5000 - ca. 1700 BCE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Ceremonial Object

content: Jade (nephrite)

content: H x W x D: 7.4 × 32.4 × 0.6 cm (2 15/16 × 12 3/4 × 1/4 in)

date:
BCE 3000s
BCE 1000s

content: China

label: Title

content: Harvesting knife (hu 笏), fragment

title_sort: HARVESTING KNIFE (HU 笏), FRAGMENT

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Harvesting knife (hu 笏), fragment


content: 12th century

content: Song dynasty

label: Artist

content: Traditionally attributed to Zhang Kan (傳)張戡 (active mid-10th century)

label: Calligrapher

content: Wu Rongguang 吳榮光 (1773-1843) , colophon

content: Kong Guangtao 孔廣陶 (1832-1890) , colophon

label: Label

content: This finely executed painting shows a grizzled cavalry warrior who has removed his armor and rests while he inspects his arrows. Glad to be rid of its saddle, his horse rolls on the ground, happily kicking its legs in the air. The horse has an incision in its ear, a practice followed by the Khitans. These seminomadic people lived on the northeastern border regions of the Northern Song (960-1127) empire in the general area of modern Manchuria, where they established their own Liao dynasty (907-1125).

content: The painting is attributed to Zhang Kan, a native of Waqiao (modern Xiongxian, Hebei Province), located near the Yan Mountains on the border of Liao territory. Zhang was particularly renowned for his accurate depictions of his nomadic neighbors and their horses. As seen here, his paintings are enlivened with a close attention to detail, such as the notched ear of the horse and the dress and armaments of the warrior. While none of Zhang's original paintings has survived, this work exhibits the features most closely associated with his style and may be a slightly later copy of a genuine composition by Zhang.

content: A rare official seal from the Northern Song dynasty in the upper right corner helps to date this painting to the late eleventh or early twelfth century. This seal, which reads Shangshusheng yin (seal of the imperial secretariat), was only employed from around 1083 to 1126 on paintings and calligraphy belonging to the imperial collection of the Northern Song dynasty.

content: To learn more about this and similar objects, visit http://www.asia.si.edu/SongYuan/default.asp Song and Yuan Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy.

content: To 1916

content: Pang Yuanji (1864-1949), Shanghai, China, to 1916 [1]

content: From 1916 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Pang Yuanji, through Pang Zanchen (1881-1951) and Seaouke Yue (You Xiaoxi) (late 19th-early 20th century), in New York, in 1916 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1125, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, P'ang Catalogue: Antique Famous Chinese Paintings Collected by P'ang Lai Ch'en, no. 13. 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.

content: [2] According to Ingrid Larsen, "'Don’t Send Ming or Later Pictures': Charles Lang Freer and the First Major Collection of Chinese Painting in an American Museum," Ars Orientalis vol. 40 (2011), pg. 23 and pg. 37, note 118.

content: Larsen explains that Pang Zanchen (the younger brother of Pang Yuanji) and Seaouke Yue were tasked by Pang Yuanji with bringing his paintings to New York to show them to Charles Lang Freer. See also, Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1125, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Setting the Bar: Arts of the Song dynasty (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

content: Year of the Horse: Chinese Horse Paintings (February 24 to September 2, 2002)

content: Pang Yuanji 龐元濟 (1864-1949) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: horse

content: Northern Song dynasty (960 - 1127)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 120.7 x 46.4 cm (47 1/2 x 18 1/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Pang, Yuanji

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Animals
Chinese Art
Horses
Northern Song dynasty (960 - 1127)

content: China

content: Removing the Saddle, Inspecting the Arrows 解鞍調箭圖

title_sort: REMOVING THE SADDLE, INSPECTING THE ARROWS 解鞍調箭圖


label: Date

content: 6th-5th century BCE

label: Period

content: Late Period

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

content: Giovanni Dattari (circa 1858-1923), Cairo, Egypt, to 1909 [1]

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Giovanni Dattari in 1909 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pg. 1, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [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.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Giovanni Dattari (1858-1923) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Late Period (664 - 332 BCE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

content: Diam (overall): 1.3 cm (1/2 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Late Period (664 - 332 BCE)
Mosaic glass
Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead, with inturning bore

title_sort: BEAD, WITH INTURNING BORE

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead, with inturning bore


content: 12th-13th century

content: Goryeo period

content: Reportedly excavated at Gaeseong, Hwanghaebuk-do province, Korea [1]

content: To 1917

content: Mr. S. Yamanaka (Yamanaka & Company), Kyoto, to 1917 [2]

content: From 1917 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Mr. S. Yamanaka, through Yamanaka & Company, New York, NY, in 1917 [3]

content: From 1920

content: The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to information provided by Yamanaka and Company. See Curatorial Remark 4, H.E. Buckman, 1964, in the object record. See also, F1917.306.2a-f, Curatorial Remark 1, Louise Cort, July 6, 2010, in the object record.

content: [2] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Bronze List, S.I. 1271, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. For further details regarding the gift, see F1917.306.2a-f, Curatorial Remark 2, Louise Cort, July 8, 2010, in the object record.

content: [3] See note 2.

content: [4] 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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Korea

label: Topic

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Tool and Equipment

content: Bronze

content: H x W x D: 19.5 x 2.9 x 2.8 cm (7 11/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

topic:
Bronze
Goryeo period (918 - 1392)
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Korean Art
Metal-work

content: Korea

label: Title

content: Spoon

title_sort: SPOON

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Spoon


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 3, 1

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G230 state 1 of 1.

content: Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London [1]

content: To 1898

content: H. Wunderlich & Co., New York to 1898 [2]

content: From 1898 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co., through Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938), in November 1898 [3]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See Voucher No. 20, November 1898, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [3] See note 2.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Whistler's Greatest Etchings: 1889 Amsterdam Set (June 28, 2003 to February 1, 2004)

content: Whistler Etchings and Lithographs (March 23, 1962 to July 4, 1962)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Prints (December 12, 1955 to February 25, 1956)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Etchings, Lithographs, and Drypoint (September 24, 1947 to April 11, 1955)

content: Etchings and Dry Points by Whistler (March 23, 1925 to March 24, 1930)

content: Special Exhibition, Whistler Etchings and Lithographs (January 14, 1924 to February 18, 1924)

content: American Paintings, Etchings, and Lithographs. J.A.McN. Whistler (May 2, 1923 to January 7, 1924)

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

content: H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: etching (printing process)

content: commerce

content: boat

content: United States

content: American Art

content: city

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Print

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 20.8 x 30.3 cm (8 3/16 x 11 15/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Boats and boating
Art
American Art
Cities and towns
Etching (printing process)
Business

content: United States

content: The Riva, No. 2

title_sort: THE RIVA, NO. 2

title: The Riva, No. 2


label: Date

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G17 state 1 of 7.

label: Provenance

content: Burty Collection [1]

content: Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (circa 1829-1891), London [2]

content: To 1892

content: H. Wunderlich & Co., New York to 1892 [3]

content: From 1892 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co. in 1892 [4]

content: From 1920

content: The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [5]

content: Notes:

content: [1] From the Burty and Hutchinson Collections, Burty and Hutchinson seals on margin (see Curatorial Remarks 1 and 2 in the object record).

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [3] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [4] See note 3.

content: [5] 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.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Burty Collection

content: Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (ca. 1829-1891)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: drypoint

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Drypoint; ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (overall): 11.8 x 15.9 cm (4 5/8 x 6 1/4 in)

name:
Burty Collection
Freer, Charles Lang
H. Wunderlich & Co.
Hutchinson, Joshua Hutchinson

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Drypoint

content: United States

content: The Miser

title_sort: THE MISER

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: The Miser


content: 18th century

label: Period

content: Qing dynasty

label: Artist

content: Formerly attributed to Ma Lin (active early to mid-13th century)

content: To 1914

content: Li Ku San, Shanghai, China to 1914 [1]

content: From 1914 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Li Ku San in 1914 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 945, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Untitled Exhibition, East Asian Ceramics and Paintings, East Corridor (January 8, 1947 to ---)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Ceramics, 1943 (March 22, 1943 to November 13, 1944)

content: Li Ku San (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: landscape

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: mountain

content: river

content: boat

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 69.5 × 32.2 cm (27 3/8 × 12 11/16 in)

name:
San, Li Ku
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Mountains
Charles Lang Freer collection
Landscapes
Boats and boating
Art
Chinese Art
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Rivers

content: China

label: Title

content: Landscape with ferry boats

title_sort: LANDSCAPE WITH FERRY BOATS

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Landscape with ferry boats


label: Date

content: 13th century

content: Southern Song dynasty

content: Formerly attributed to Xia Gui 夏珪 (active ca. 1195-1230)

content: To 1911

content: Lung Wen-sai, China, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Lung Wen-sai, in China, in 1911 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 812, 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.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Style in Chinese Landscape Painting: The Song Legacy (May 17 to October 26, 2014)

content: Lung Wen-sai (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: Southern Song dynasty (1127 - 1279)

content: water

content: river

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Painting

content: Ink on silk

content: H x W (image): 137 × 91.5 cm (53 15/16 × 36 in)

name:
Wen-sai, Lung
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Water
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Chinese Art
Southern Song dynasty (1127 - 1279)
Rivers

content: China

content: Rapids in a mountain valley

title_sort: RAPIDS IN A MOUNTAIN VALLEY

title: Rapids in a mountain valley


content: ca. 1800

label: School/Tradition

content: Kangra school

label: Label

content: This is a lovely colored drawing with an assured line, gracefully engaged figures, and an evocative, hazy mountain landscape. Its subject is an unusual rendering of the canonical Hindu narrative in which the Ganges (the goddess Ganga) descends through Shiva's jata (dreadlocks) to save the earth from a devastating drought. Ganga is often represented in Shiva's hair, as much an emblem of Shiva as his third eye or crescent moon. She appears, for example, as a small praying figure in Shiva's dreadlocks in the Freer's Chola bronze Nataraja (F2003.2) as well as in many court paintings of the great deity.

content: The image may reflect a Punjab Hills folk story or poetry about Shiva and Ganga. Vernacular stories as well as court poetry composed across India convey earthier (sometimes humorous, sometimes bawdy) tales about the god.

label: Provenance

content: To 1947

content: Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947), Colombo, Sri Lanka, London, England, and Needham, Massachusetts. [1]

content: From 1947 to 1973

content: Rama Coomaraswamy (1929-2006), Greenwich, Connecticut, ownership transferred after the death of his father, Ananda Coomaraswamy. [2]

content: From 1973 to 2001

content: Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Rama Coomaraswamy in November 1973. [3]

content: From 2001 to 2018

content: Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, by inheritance from Ralph Benkaim in 2001. [4]

content: From 2018

content: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim. [5]

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to information from Catherine Glynn Benkaim.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [3] See note 1.

content: [4] See note 1.

content: [5] See Acquisition Consideration Form, object file, Collections Management Office.

content: National Museum of Asian Art Collection

content: Manifestations of Shiva (March 29, 1981 to May 30, 1982)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947)

content: Rama Coomaraswamy (1929-2006)

content: Ralph and Catherine Benkaim

content: Catherine Glynn Benkaim (born 1946)

content: Kangra, Himachal Pradesh state, India

content: Shiva

content: India

content: Ganga

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection

content: Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the National Museum of Asian Art

content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Opaque watercolor on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (overall): 14.6 × 10 cm (5 3/4 × 3 15/16 in)

name:
Coomaraswamy, Ananda K.
Benkaim, Ralph and Catherine
Benkaim, Catherine Glynn
Coomaraswamy, Rama

place:
Kangra
Himachal Pradesh state
India

topic:
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Art
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
Ganga
Shiva

culture:
Himalayan peoples
South Asians

content: India

content: The Descent of the Ganges

title_sort: THE DESCENT OF THE GANGES

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: The Descent of the Ganges


content: 475-221 BCE

label: Period

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period

content: Purportedly excavated in Shensi [Shaanxi] [1]

content: To 1917

content: You Xiaoxi (late 19th–early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1917 [2]

content: From 1917 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854–1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi in New York, NY in 1917 [3]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.

content: [2] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1316, p. 300, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [3] See note 2.

content: [4] 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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Chinese Art of the Warring States Period: Change and Community, 480-222 B.C. (September 30, 1982 to February 17, 1983)

content: You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Changsha, Possibly Hunan province, China

label: Topic

content: carving

content: incising

content: jade

content: nephrite

content: dragon

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)

content: Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: spiral

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Jade (nephrite)

content: H x W x D: 12.3 × 9.1 × 0.6 cm (4 13/16 × 3 9/16 × 1/4 in)

place:
Hunan province
China
Changsha

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)
Carving
Chinese Art
Nephrite
Incising
Jade
Spiral
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)
Dragon

content: China

label: Title

content: Pendant in the form of a dragon with raised uniform curls

title_sort: PENDANT IN THE FORM OF A DRAGON WITH RAISED UNIFORM CURLS

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image


label: Date

content: ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE

content: Shang dynasty

content: From 1936 to 1991

content: John Hadley Cox (1913-2005), Las Vegas, Nevada, purchased in Xiaotun, Anyang, Honan province, China. [1]

content: From 1991

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of John Hadley Cox, Las Vegas, Nevada. [2]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Curatorial Remark 1. See also the "List of Objects Offered to the Freer Gallery of Art" and Deed of Gift from John Hadley Cox, Collections Management Office.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Study Collection

content: John Hadley Cox (1913-2005)

content: China

content: bone

content: Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of the John Hadley Cox Archaeological Study Collection

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Natural Material

content: Bone

content: H x W (overall): 3.3 x 2 cm (1 5/16 x 13/16 in)

topic:
Art
Chinese Art
Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE)
Bone

content: China

content: Bone, decorated fragment

title_sort: BONE, DECORATED FRAGMENT

data_source: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

title: Bone, decorated fragment


content: 15th century?

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

content: Formerly attributed to Chen Rong (active 1235-after 1262)

label: Provenance

content: To 1919

content: You Xiaoxi (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1919 [1]

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi in 1919 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1368, 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.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [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.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: An Epic of Kings: The Great Mongol Shahnama (September 21, 2024 to January 12, 2025)

content: Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: dragon

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Ink on paper

content: H x W (image): 36.8 x 504.5 cm (14 1/2 x 198 5/8 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Chinese Art
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Dragon

content: China

content: Eleven Dragons

title_sort: ELEVEN DRAGONS

title: Eleven Dragons