content: 12th-13th century

label: Period

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 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.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 26.7 x 3.6 x 3.5 cm (10 1/2 x 1 7/16 x 1 3/8 in)

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 TIFF

title: Spoon


unitCode: FSG

type: edanmdm

label: Date

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 3, 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 G69 state 2 of 4.

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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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)

content: United States

content: drypoint

content: portrait

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: cancelled plate

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: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Drypoint; ink on paper

content: H x W: 14 x 10.9 cm (5 1/2 x 4 5/16 in)

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

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Portraits
Drypoint
Cancelled plate

type: Country

content: United States

content: Riault (The Wood Engraver)

unit_code: FSG

title_sort: RIAULT (THE WOOD ENGRAVER)

type: Images

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Riault (The Wood Engraver)


label: Date

content: 305 BCE-14 CE

label: Period

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period

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.

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)

label: Origin

content: Egypt

label: Topic

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: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

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

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

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

type: Continent

content: Africa

content: Egypt

object_type: Ornaments Jewelry

label: Title

content: Fragment of striped inlay

title_sort: FRAGMENT OF STRIPED INLAY

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Fragment of striped inlay


content: 19th century

content: Edo period or Meiji era

label: Artist

content: Kikuchi Yosai 菊池容斎 (1788-1878)

label: Provenance

content: To 1904

content: Michael Tomkinson (1841-1921), Kidderminster, England, to 1904 [1]

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono List, L. 429, pg. 113, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Michael Tomkinson (1841-1921) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: drinking

content: sake

content: fire

content: Japan

content: kakemono

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: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 39.3 × 51.2 cm (15 1/2 × 20 3/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Tomkinson, Michael

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Food habits
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Fire
Japanese Art
Kakemono
Sake

content: Japan

content: Three gardeners of the Emperor Takakura heating sake over a fire of maple leaves

title_sort: THREE GARDENERS OF THE EMPEROR TAKAKURA HEATING SAKE OVER A FIRE OF MAPLE LEAVES


content: Edo period

content: Tawaraya Sosetsu 俵屋宗雪 (active mid-17th century)

label: Label

content: Against a gold-leafed background, a lush garden grows beneath the fronds of a mimosa tree. The artist has expertly applied thin washes of ink and pigment, allowing the color to pool, suggesting the variations in natural hues of foliage and flowers. This folding screen was constructed from four individual sliding panels that would have been set in rails between two rooms. The artist is identified only by a circular seal, I'nen, which identifies the painter as a member of the atelier of Sotatsu (active circa 1600-1640). Sotatsu was an innovative artist whose distinctive style of painting was carried on intermittently by artists of the Rimpa School, named after Ogata Korin (1658-1716) and characterized by innovative ideas about design and materials. More than one artist used the I'nen seal, but among Sotatsu's followers, Sosetsu's reputation was the most prominent. Because of its high artistic and technical quality, this screen has traditionally been associated with his name.

content: To 1902

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1902 [1]

content: From 1902 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1902 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Screen List, L. 57, pg. 14, 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: Rinpa Screens (February 25, 2023 to February 24, 2024)

content: Sotatsu: Making Waves (Saturday, October 24, 2015 to Sunday, January 31, 2016)

content: Seasons: Japanese Screens (July 9, 2011 to January 22, 2012)

content: Gold: The Asian Touch (September 10, 2005 to February 20, 2006)

content: Japanese Art (October 2, 1975 to October 8, 1976)

content: Japanese Art—Paintings (September 16, 1970 to May 2, 1973)

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

content: Special Exhibition—Japanese Art (October 16, 1963 to August 18, 1967)

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Screens (October 3, 1947 to November 10, 1955)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: tree

content: flower

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

label: Medium

content: Ink, color and gold on paper

content: H x W: 167.4 x 353.4 cm (65 7/8 x 139 1/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

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

content: Japan

content: Mimosa tree, poppies and other summer flowers 合歓木芥子図屏風

title_sort: MIMOSA TREE, POPPIES AND OTHER SUMMER FLOWERS 合歓木芥子図屏風


label: Date

content: 206 BCE-220 CE

label: Period

content: Possibly 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. 1278, 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: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: tiger

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese 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: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Bronze

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 2.8 x 7.1 x 2.1 cm (1 1/8 x 2 13/16 x 13/16 in)

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

content: China

content: Tiger-shaped ornament

title_sort: TIGER-SHAPED ORNAMENT

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Tiger-shaped ornament


content: Edo period

label: Provenance

content: To 1907

content: Unidentified owner, Tokyo, Japan, to 1907 [1]

content: From 1907 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased in Tokyo, Japan, from an unidentified owner in 1907 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono Reserved List, R. 561, pg. 16, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives, as well as Accession List, Collections Management Office.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: dragon

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: kakemono

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: Ink on paper

content: W (overall): 36.5 cm (14 3/8 in)

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

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Dragon and Clouds

title_sort: DRAGON AND CLOUDS

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Dragon and Clouds


content: 1307-1196 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: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pgs. 1 and 31, 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: Giovanni Dattari (1858-1923) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: molding

content: glass

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

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: protection

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: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Glass

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

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Amulet of "heart vase" (ab) form

title_sort: AMULET OF "HEART VASE" (AB) FORM

title: Amulet of "heart vase" (ab) form


label: Date

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 4, 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 G229 state not provided.

content: To 1893

content: Max Williams (died 1928), New York to 1893 [1]

content: From 1893 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Max Williams in 1893 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original folder sheet, note #1, as well as Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record. According to Curatorial Remark 2, G.D.G., 1927, in the object record, the registration number or this object was changed to correspond with the year of purchase.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Max Williams (died 1928) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

label: Topic

content: etching (printing process)

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

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

content: Print

label: Medium

content: Etching and drypoint; ink on paper

content: H x W: 20 x 29.5 cm (7 7/8 x 11 5/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Williams, Max

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

content: United States

content: The Riva

title_sort: THE RIVA

title: The Riva


content: 305 BCE - 14 CE

label: Period

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty to Roman Period, Dynasty 18

label: Description

content: Rod and plate mosaic. Design of stripes and dots in dark blue, light blue, red, yellow and white, set in brown base. Opaque.

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 13, 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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Dynasty 18 (ca. 1539 - 1295 BCE)

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: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

content: H (overall): 2.2 cm (7/8 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Mosaic glass
Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)
Ancient Egyptian Art
Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)
Dynasty 18 (ca. 1539 - 1295 BCE)

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Fragment of an inlay

title_sort: FRAGMENT OF AN INLAY

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Fragment of an inlay


content: 19th century

content: Edo period

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, New York in 1916 [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 Reserved Textile List, R. 243, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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: brocading

content: weft patterning

content: silk (fiber)

content: Buddhism

content: dragon

content: peony

content: phoenix

content: lion

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: pomegranate

content: Japan

content: monk

content: Japanese 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: Costume and Textile

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Silk

content: H x W: 191 x 33 cm (75 3/16 x 13 in)

topic:
Cats
Art
Silk (fiber)
Dragon
Brocading
Weft patterning
Charles Lang Freer collection
Peony
Animals
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Phoenix
Monk
Pomegranate

culture: Buddhists Japanese

content: Japan

object_type: Costume Textiles

label: Title

content: Length of silk brocade

title_sort: LENGTH OF SILK BROCADE

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Length of silk brocade


label: Date

label: Period

content: Qing dynasty

label: Artist

content: Wu Zhang (1671-after 1741)

content: To 1911

content: Sung, Beijing, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Reserved Album List, R. 4, pg. 2, 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: Sung (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: bird

content: flower

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: fruit

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 26.2 x 41.8 cm (10 5/16 x 16 7/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Sung

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Animals
Fruit
Chinese Art
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Birds
Flowers

content: China

content: Bird and fruit

title_sort: BIRD AND FRUIT

title: Bird and fruit


content: 206 BCE-220 CE

content: Han dynasty

label: Description

content: Top component of a steamer of the type "hsien" [Chn]. Bottom pierced in narrow slits.

content: Surface: dark green and reddish patina, incrusted with green aerugo and brownish earth.

content: Decoration: painted in red and white.

label: Provenance

content: To 1916

content: Lai-Yuan and Company, New York, to 1916 [1]

content: From 1916 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Lai-Yuan and Company in 1916 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 911, 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: Art and Industry: China’s Houma Foundry (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Lai-Yuan & Company (ca. 1915-April 1921) (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

label: On View

content: West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 18: Art and Industry: China's Ancient Houma Foundry

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Vessel

content: Bronze with pigment

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 8.5 x 16.3 cm (3 3/8 x 6 7/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Lai-Yuan & Company

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

room: Gallery 18

building: Freer

content: China

content: Bowl with painted designs

title_sort: BOWL WITH PAINTED DESIGNS

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Bowl with painted designs


content: ca. 2000-1700 BCE

content: Late Neolithic period

content: Ceremonial implement; very thin; one slightly convex side; lateral edge flares to a sharp concave end with uneven points; one lateral edge partly sharpened; lateral projection on each side above a perforated tang; rough longitudinal ridge on obverse; reverse has cutting irregularity on handle; translucent, mottled light and dark bluish gray. (Slightly chipped.)

content: Acquired with a box, now lost.

content: To 1916

content: From 1916 to 1919

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. 875, pg. 189, 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: Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

content: Ancient Chinese Jades and Bronzes (November 20, 2010 to January 3, 2016)

content: Chinese Art (February 18, 1983 to April 1, 1987)

content: Chinese Art (March 15, 1982 to June 15, 1982)

content: Chinese Art (March 9, 1981 to March 12, 1982)

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

content: Chinese Bronze, Jade, Metalwork (March 1, 1957 to January 1, 1963)

content: Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 14 and 15 (February 25, 1956 to March 1, 1957)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Jade and Bronze (August 26, 1955 to October 25, 1955)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1946 (May 7, 1946 to February 25, 1956)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1945 (January 9, 1945 to August 20, 1955)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1944 (December 13, 1944 to May 7, 1946)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1944 (November 15, 1944 to May 6, 1946)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1943 (March 22, 1943 to November 17, 1944)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork (March 14, 1931 to March 22, 1943)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Shenmu Shimao, probably Shaanxi province, China

content: jade

content: nephrite

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Culture

content: Longshan culture, ca. 3000-ca. 1700 BCE

content: West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 19: Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Ceremonial Object

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Jade (nephrite)

content: H x W x D: 36.5 x 7.4 x 0.3 cm (14 3/8 x 2 15/16 x 1/8 in)

date:
BCE 2000s
BCE 1000s

place:
Shenmu Shimao
Shaanxi province
China

culture:
Longshan culture
Chinese

room: Gallery 19

content: China

label: Title

content: Forked blade (zhang 璋)

title_sort: FORKED BLADE (ZHANG 璋)

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Forked blade (zhang 璋)


label: Date

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Sitter

content: Frederick Richards Leyland (1831-1892)

label: Label

content: Whistler derived the somber palette and tall, narrow format of this painting of his first important patron from portraits by the Spanish court painter Diego Velázquez (1599¬–1660). Whistler was eager both to please Leyland and to fulfill his own artistic ambition with this portrait, the first in a series of Arrangements in Black. Leyland described the protracted process of posing as “my own martyrdom,” but in the end the self-made shipping magnate was pleased to be portrayed in the manner of a baroque aristocrat.

label: Provenance

content: To 1905

content: William Marchant & Co., London, to 1905 [1]

content: From 1905 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from William Marchant & Co., through Mr. R. A. Canfield, in May 1905 [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, Paintings, pg. 15b, 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: Ruffled Feathers: Creating Whistler's Peacock Room (July 13, 2024 to January 21, 2027)

content: The Lost Symphony: Whistler & the Perfection of Art (January 16 to May 30, 2016)

content: Peacock Room REMIX: Darren Waterston's "Filthy Lucre" (May 16, 2015 to June 4, 2017)

content: Freer & Whistler: Points of Contact (February 23, 2008 to January 3, 2016)

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) (April 3, 2001 to January 24, 2008)

content: American Art - James McNeill Whistler (May 9, 1993 to June 30, 1997)

content: Arrangement in Yellow and Gold: Paintings by James McNeill Whistler (March 14, 1986 to April 1, 1987)

content: American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler (January 17, 1985 to (end date unknown))

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

content: American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler 1834-1903 (September 16, 1981 to March 26, 1984)

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

content: Paintings by James McNeill Whistler (August 1, 1974 to December 5, 1975)

content: Portraits and Figure Painting by James McNeill Whistler (October 2, 1972 to May 2, 1973)

content: Whistler Paintings (October 15, 1969 to September 25, 1971)

content: Whistler Paintings (September 8, 1961 to October 15, 1969)

content: American Paintings (September 8, 1961 to May 2, 1973)

content: American Paintings (June 9, 1960 to September 8, 1961)

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Oil Paintings, Gallery 3, 1955 (December 16, 1955 to February 25, 1956)

content: Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings, Gallery 3, 1947 (September 25, 1947 to April 12, 1955)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Oil Paintings (February 12, 1944 to May 10, 1945)

content: American Paintings, J.A.McN. Whistler (May 2, 1923 to February 12, 1944)

content: Untitled Exhibition, University of Michigan Club, Detroit, 1914 (1914)

content: A Selection of Art Objects from the Freer Collection Exhibited in the New Building of the National Museum (April 15 to June 15, 1912)

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

content: Memorial Exhibition of the Works of the late James McNeill Whistler (February 22 to April 15, 1905)

content: William Marchant & Co. (flourished 1907-1925) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

label: Topic

content: portrait

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 11: Ruffled Feathers: Creating Whistler's Peacock Room

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Oil on canvas

content: H x W: 218.5 x 119.4 cm (86 x 47 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
William Marchant & Co.

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Portraits

room: Gallery 11

content: United States

content: Arrangement in Black: Portrait of F. R. Leyland

title_sort: ARRANGEMENT IN BLACK: PORTRAIT OF F. R. LEYLAND

label: High-resolution TIFF


content: 1st-2nd century

label: Period

content: Roman Period

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, pgs. 1 and 46, 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: Exhibition History

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

content: Ancient Glass (June 1962 to (end date unknown))

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: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: On View

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

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 4.3 x 4.3 cm (1 11/16 x 1 11/16 in)

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

room: Gallery 20

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Black square with central hole decorated with white and red dragged wavy bands, possibly a weight

title_sort: BLACK SQUARE WITH CENTRAL HOLE DECORATED WITH WHITE AND RED DRAGGED WAVY BANDS, POSSIBLY A WEIGHT

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image


label: Date

content: 18th century

content: Qing dynasty

label: Artist

content: Formerly attributed to Li Gonglin (傳)李公麟 (ca. 1049-1106)

content: To 1906

content: Yen Ching Tong, to 1906 [1]

content: From 1906 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yen Ching Tong, Beijing, in 1906 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Album List, pg. 38, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Also see Original Folder Sheet, Curatorial Remarks, Charles Lang Freer, 1917. 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: Lama, Patron, Artist: The Great Situ Panchen (March 13 to July 18, 2010)

content: Guardians of the Law: Chinese Luohan Painting (December 1, 2003 to May 23, 2004)

content: Ancient Chinese Paintings, Sculptures, and Jade Objects from the Collection formed by Charles Lang Freer (November 15 to December 08, 1917)

content: Yen Ching Tong (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: Buddhism

content: tree

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: Arhat

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: baimiao style

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink on paper

content: H x W (leaf a - image): 27.8 x 33.4 cm (10 15/16 x 13 1/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yen, Ching Tong

topic:
Trees
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Baimiao style
Chinese Art
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

culture: Buddhists Chinese Arhats

content: China

label: Title

content: Luohan

title_sort: LUOHAN

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Luohan


content: 305 BCE-19 CE

label: Period

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman 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, pgs. 1 and 19, 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)

label: Origin

content: Egypt

label: Topic

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: Horus

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

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Glass

content: H (overall): 1 cm (3/8 in)

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Fragment of an inlay

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Fragment of an inlay


content: 16th century

label: Court

content: Ahmadnagar Court

label: School/Tradition

content: Deccani school

label: Label

content: While much of northern India was under the rule of the Mughal emperors, the Deccan plateau of the south was controlled by a series of Muslim sultanates, including Ahmadnagar, which was ruled by the Nizam Shahi sultans. As in the rest of the Deccan, foreigners, or afaqis, were a major presence at the court; in fact, their strong cultural links with the Middle East, especially Iran, has often led to confusion between Deccani and Iranian painting styles. Turkoman princes themselves, possibly accompanied by their painters and artisans, emigrated from Tabriz in Iran to the Deccan in the late fifteenth century. While the subject of this drawing is a Turkoman warrior, the emphasis on the volume of the body as well as the speckling on the shield and the style of the plumed cap are typical conventions of the Deccan art of Ahmadnagar.

content: To 1929

content: Kirkor Minassian, New York to 1929 [1]

content: From 1929

content: Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Kirkor Minassian, New York in 1929 [2]

content: Notes:

content: [1] Object file, undated folder sheet note.

content: [2] See note 1. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Masterworks of Indian Painting (December 13, 1997 to June 13, 1998)

content: South and South East Asian Art (May 9, 1993 to February 7, 2000)

content: From the Hand of Mani (January 18, 1985 to July 5, 1985)

content: The Brush of the Masters: Drawings from Iran (October 14, 1978 to May 30, 1979)

content: Near Eastern Art—Paintings, Pottery (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972)

content: Near Eastern Art (June 5, 1964 to August 18, 1967)

content: Special Exhibition Afghanistan (September 3, 1963 to June 5, 1964)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Manuscripts (May 1, 1945 to September 25, 1947)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Persian Manuscripts (May 5, 1933 to September 22, 1947)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Shahnama and Chinese Art (March 24, 1930 to May 5, 1933)

content: Near Eastern Pottery and Persian Painting (May 2, 1923 to March 14, 1931)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Kirkor Minassian (1874-1944)

content: Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra state, Deccan plateau, India

content: warrior

content: sword

content: bow

content: India

content: shield

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

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

content: Painting

content: Ink and slight tint on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 23.8 x 13.3 cm (9 3/8 x 5 1/4 in)

place:
Ahmadnagar
Deccan plateau
Maharashtra state
India

topic:
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Warrior
Art
Shield
Swords
Bow

culture:
Himalayan peoples
South Asians

content: India

content: A Tatar soldier

title_sort: A TATAR SOLDIER

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: A Tatar soldier


label: Date

label: Period

content: Edo period

content: Ukiyo-e

content: To 1901

content: Ernest Francisco Fenollosa (1853-1908), New York, NY, and Spring Hill, AL, to 1901 [1]

content: From 1901 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Ernest Francisco Fenollosa, in Detroit, MI, in 1901 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono List, L. 240, 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: Ernest Francisco Fenollosa (1853-1908) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: woman

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: kakemono

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: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Color and gold on paper

content: H x W (image): 99.4 x 42.9 cm (39 1/8 x 16 7/8 in)

name:
Fenollosa, Ernest Francisco
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Ukiyo-e
Woman
Kakemono

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Yujo standing

title_sort: YUJO STANDING

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Yujo standing


content: 1550-1196 BCE

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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Egypt

label: Topic

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: Medium

content: Glass

content: H: 0.8 cm (5/16 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

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Bead


content: mid-18th century

content: Mughal dynasty, Reign of Nadir Shah

label: Court

content: Mughal Court

label: School/Tradition

content: Mughal school

content: Before 1890

content: Ownership information unknown

content: By 1890-1907

content: Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914), method of acquisition unknown [1]

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See “Catalogue of Indo-Persian Pictures and Manuscripts, Principally of the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries by Native Artists, Collected by H. B. Hanna” [book], (London: Dowdeswell and Dowdeswells, 1890).

content: Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914) was an officer in the British military and a collector of Indian paintings. Born in Petersfield, Hampshire, England, Hanna’s family later moved to London, where he was baptized in 1851. Beginning in 1857, Hanna served as a commissioned officer in the Indian Army and retired with the rank of Colonel in 1889. After his retirement, he resided in London and Petersfield with his younger sisters. According to Hanna, he began collecting Indian paintings around the time of the Indian Rebellion (1857-1859). See letter from Henry Bathurst Hanna to Charles Lang Freer, dated April 10, 1908 [sic, 1907], p. 3, Box 17, Folder No. 10, Charles Lang Freer Papers, National Museum of Asian Art Archives, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

content: [2] See Charles Lang Freer art voucher no. 24, “For a collection of Indo-Persian pictures and manuscripts” from H. B. Hanna of Heathmere, Petersfield, Hants. [Hampshire], England, from October 1907, Box 114, Folder No. 12, Charles Lang Freer Papers, National Museum of Asian Art Archives, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., copy in object file.

content: Research updated April 19, 2024

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: The Brush of the Masters: Drawings from India (October 14, 1978 to May 15, 1979)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: India

content: marbling

content: portrait

content: Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)

content: India

content: South Asian and Himalayan 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

content: Painting

content: Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 19.9 x 10.5 cm (7 13/16 x 4 1/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Hanna, Henry Bathurst

topic:
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)
Portraits
Marbling

content: India

content: Portrait of Nadir Shah

title_sort: PORTRAIT OF NADIR SHAH

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

title: Portrait of Nadir Shah


label: Date

content: 1550-1196 BCE

label: Period

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: [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: 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

label: Data Source

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

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Glass

content: Diam: 0.4 cm (3/16 in)

content: Africa

content: Egypt

label: Title

content: Bead

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Bead


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Description

content: Intaglio print depicting a canal scene. Two boats rest in the canal below figures gathered around a fruit stand on the walkway above the water. A cloth is strung from poles above them and casts a shadow across the wall. To the right of the stand is a darkened doorway in which two figure stand.

label: Signatures

content: Signature in pencil: the Butterfly, imp.

label: Edition/State

label: Label

content: A makeshift tent-like awning plays a major role in this picturesque image of a Venetian fruit seller’s stall. The serene composition masks the complex history of its making. Whistler kept changing the number of figures, their facial features, poses, and clothing, as well as the shadows that “color” various states of the scene with darkness and light. Such images reflect American novelist and critic William Dean Howells’s passage from his book Venetian Life (1866), romanticizing “remote and noisome canals . . . with empty old palaces peopled by herds of poor, that decorated the sculptured balconies with the tatters of epicene linen and patched the lofty windows with obsolete hats.”

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonné," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G225 state 10 of 21.

label: Provenance

content: To 1887

content: M. Knoedler & Co., New York. [1]

content: From 1887 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from M. Knoedler & Co., New York in 1887. [2]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer.

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Bill of Sale dated November 11, 1887 in the Charles Lang Freer Papers, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. At the time of this sale, M. Knoedler & Co. was located in New York City, later the gallery opened branches in London and Paris. See also Curatorial Remark 5 in the object record.

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 of Art.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Whistler: Streetscapes, Urban Change (November 18, 2023 to May 4, 2024)

content: Fine Impressions: Whistler, Freer, and Venice (October 18, 2014 to January 3, 2016)

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

label: Topic

content: etching (printing process)

content: fruit

content: United States

content: American Art

content: store front

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: Print

label: Medium

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W (overall): 22.4 x 15.1 cm (8 13/16 x 5 15/16 in)

name:
Knoedler
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Fruit
American Art
Store front
Etching (printing process)

content: United States

content: Fruit Stall

title_sort: FRUIT STALL

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Fruit Stall


label: Date

content: mid 17th-early 18th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

content: Kano Tsunenobu 狩野常信 (1636-1713)

content: To 1904

content: Michael Tomkinson (1841-1921), Kidderminster, England, to 1904 [1]

content: From 1904 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Michael Tomkinson 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 Kakemono Reserved List, R. 404, pg. 12, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Michael Tomkinson (1841-1921) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: plant

content: flower

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: Japanese 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

content: Color on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 99.2 x 44.3 cm (39 1/16 x 17 7/16 in)

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

content: Japan

content: Aibika (part of a set, F1904.379-381)

title_sort: AIBIKA (PART OF A SET, F1904.379-381)

title: Aibika (part of a set, F1904.379-381)


content: 17th century

content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Kano Tan'yu 狩野探幽 (1602-1674)

label: Provenance

content: To 1904

content: From 1904 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono Reserved List, R. 393, pg. 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: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Buddhism

content: Zen Buddhism

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Bodhidharma

content: Japan

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink on paper

content: H x W (image): 97.6 × 27.3 cm (38 7/16 × 10 3/4 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Zen Buddhism
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Kakemono
Bodhidharma

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Bodhidharma

title_sort: BODHIDHARMA

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Bodhidharma


content: late 4th-6th century

content: Roman period

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Italy

label: Topic

content: glass

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Italy

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: European Art

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Glass

content: Diam: 0.8 cm (5/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
European Art
Glass
Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Italy

content: Bead

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead


label: Date

content: possibly 534-557

label: Period

content: Period of Division, Possibly Eastern Wei dunasty

content: To 1911

content: Ta Ge Shang, Shanghai, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Ta Ge Shang in 1911 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 305, pg. 75, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Ta Ge Shang (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: stone

content: Buddhism

content: Buddha

content: bodhisattva

content: lion

content: relief seal

content: Period of Division (220 - 589)

content: lotus

content: Eastern Wei dynasty (534 - 550)

content: forgery

content: China

content: abhaya mudra

content: varada mudra

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

content: Sculpture

content: Stone

content: H x W x D: 37 × 18.8 × 13.1 cm (14 9/16 × 7 3/8 × 5 3/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
buddha
Ge Shang, Ta

topic:
Period of Division (220 - 589)
Cats
Art
Chinese Art
Eastern Wei dynasty (534 - 550)
Abhaya mudra
Lotus
Stone
Bodhisattva
Charles Lang Freer collection
Animals
Varada mudra
Forgery
Relief seal

culture: Buddhists Chinese

content: China

content: Seated Buddha with bodhisattvas, lions, and figures

title_sort: SEATED BUDDHA WITH BODHISATTVAS, LIONS, AND FIGURES


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: [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

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

content: H (overall): 2.1 cm (13/16 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 of a rod

title_sort: FRAGMENT OF A ROD

title: Fragment of a rod


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 2, 4

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 G113 state 5 of 5.

content: To 1904

content: Obach & Co., London, to 1904 [1]

content: From 1904 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. 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 Whistler List, Etchings, Voucher No. 12, May 1904, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

content: drypoint

content: child

content: woman

content: family

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Drypoint; ink on paper

content: H x W: 23.4 x 15.9 cm (9 3/16 x 6 1/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Obach & Co.

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Family
Drypoint
Children
Woman

content: United States

label: Title

content: Tillie: A Model

title_sort: TILLIE: A MODEL

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Tillie: A Model


label: Date

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

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

content: To 1906

content: H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, NY, to 1906 [2]

content: From 1906 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co., through Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938), in 1906 [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, Wood Engravings, pg. 3, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Also see Curatorial Remarks 1, 2, and 3 in the the object record.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

label: Topic

content: engraving (printing process)

content: woman

content: United States

content: American Art

content: interior

content: illustration

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

label: Medium

content: Wood engraving; ink on paper

content: H x W: 17 x 13.4 cm (6 11/16 x 5 1/4 in)

topic:
Design
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Illustration
Interior decoration
Engraving (printing process)
Woman

content: United States

content: An Illustration to The Trial Sermon

title_sort: AN ILLUSTRATION TO THE TRIAL SERMON

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: An Illustration to The Trial Sermon


label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

label: Provenance

content: To 1914

content: Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1914 [1]

content: From 1914 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1914 [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 S.I.

content: 496, Original Miscellaneous List, p. 141, 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: stone

content: lion

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: guardian lion

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: Sculpture

content: Stone

content: H x W x D (overall): 13.2 x 11.1 x 10 cm (5 3/16 x 4 3/8 x 3 15/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Cats
Art
Animals
Chinese Art
Guardian lion
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Stone

content: China

content: Seated lion

title_sort: SEATED LION

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Seated lion


content: Period of Division

label: Description

content: Small brick-shaped Buddhist tablet, containing figures in relief in sunken panels on all four sides.

content: Color, dark brown mottled with dark ivory yellow.

content: To 1914

content: From 1914 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See S.I.

content: 495, Original Miscellaneous List, p. 140, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: stone

content: Buddhism

content: Period of Division (220 - 589)

content: Maitreya Buddha

content: China

content: throne

content: Gautama Buddha

content: monk

content: Chinese 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: Sculpture

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Stone

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D (overall): 12.1 x 9.6 x 4.8 cm (4 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 1 7/8 in)

topic:
Period of Division (220 - 589)
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Maitreya Buddha
Chinese Art
Gautama Buddha
Monk
Stone
Throne

content: China

content: Buddhist tablet

title_sort: BUDDHIST TABLET

title: Buddhist tablet


label: Date

content: Edo period

label: School/Tradition

content: Ukiyo-e

content: To 1903

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1903 [1]

content: From 1903 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1903 [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 Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 304, 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

label: Topic

content: lacquer

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Full color, ink, and lacquer black on paper

content: H x W (image): 92.1 × 34.7 cm (36 1/4 × 13 11/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Lacquer
Ukiyo-e
Kakemono

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Youth and a maiden near a well

title_sort: YOUTH AND A MAIDEN NEAR A WELL

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Youth and a maiden near a well


label: Period

content: Kamakura period

content: Statuette: the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara with eleven heads (Ekadasamukha; Juichi-men Kwannon). Figure hollow; head and arms solid. "Hi-no-ki" wood. Remains of gesso coating and traces of color. Glass eyes and urna inset.

label: Provenance

content: To 1907

content: Unidentified owner, Japan, to 1907 [1]

content: From 1907 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased in Japan from an unidentified owner in 1907 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 941, pg. 30, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Japanese Paintings and Sculpture (May 2, 1923 to January 5, 1928)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: wood

content: Buddhism

content: bodhisattva

content: Kamakura period (1185 - 1333)

content: Avalokiteshvara

content: Guanyin

content: Japan

content: kalasa

content: Japanese 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

content: Sculpture

content: Wood, gesso, pigments, glass

content: H x W x D: 109.6 x 30.5 x 29.7 cm (43 1/8 x 12 x 11 11/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Kamakura period (1185 - 1333)
Art
Wood
Japanese Art
Avalokite?svara (Buddhist deity)
Bodhisattva
Kalasa
Guanyin

content: Japan

content: Eleven-headed Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Jūichimen Kannon)

title_sort: ELEVEN-HEADED BODHISATTVA AVALOKITESHVARA (JŪICHIMEN KANNON)

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image


content: 14th century

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

content: Formerly attributed to Zhou Wenju (傳)周文矩 (active mid-10th century)

label: Label

content: Li Jing, identified by his tall hat, watches two of his brothers play weiqi, while a third looks on. The board, raised on low feet, has a grid of nineteen-by-nineteen lines, the format introduced during the Tang period (618-907). Apparently the game has not progressed very far, since few pieces are visible on the board. The player on the left is about to place his piece, while the player on the right reaches with his right hand for a piece in his container, in anticipation of his move.

content: On the table behind the emperor are a vase and arrows for touhu (Chinese pitchpot), an arrow-throwing game popular from ancient times.

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 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 in 1911 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 733, 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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Asian Games: The Art of Contest (February 26 to 15 May 2005)

content: Chinese Figure Painting (September 17, 1973 to January 3, 1975)

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

content: Chinese Paintings (June 5, 1957 to January 1, 1963)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: game playing

content: go

content: copy

content: China

content: emperor

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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): 31.3 x 50 cm (12 5/16 x 19 11/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Sai, Loon Gu

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Copy
Chinese Art
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Game playing
Go (Game)
Kings and rulers

content: China

content: The double screen: Emperor Li Jing watching his brothers play weiqi 重屏圖

title_sort: THE DOUBLE SCREEN: EMPEROR LI JING WATCHING HIS BROTHERS PLAY WEIQI 重屏圖

label: High-resolution TIFF


label: Date

content: ca. late10th-early 9th century BCE

label: Period

content: Middle Western Zhou dynasty

label: Description

content: Ceremonial vessel of the type hu. A hole in the foot rim.

content: Surface: brown and green patina, with earthy incrustation.

content: Decoration: in low relief; animalisitc handles in full relief.

content: To 1912

content: Imperial Household collection of Prince Kung of China, Beijing, to 1912 [1]

content: From 1912 to 1913

content: Yamanaka & Company, purchased from Prince Kung estate, to 1913 [2]

content: From 1913 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased at the sale of the Prince Kung Collection (by order of Yamanaka & Company), American Art Association, New York February 27-28 and March 1, 1913 [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 3, Charles Lang Freer, undated, in the object record: "The Yamanakas bought this piece directly from the late Prince Kung during 1912, brought it to New York and sold it to me through an auction held at the American Art Association galleries, on February 28, 1913. This piece, along with S.I. 517, was in former years in the collection of Prince Kung." The Imperial Household collection of Prince Kung was under the authority of Prince Kung Ching Wang (Yixin) (1833-1898), and, later, Prince Puwei (Prince Gongxian) (1880-1936), before Yamanaka and Company acquired it. See Illustrated Catalogue of the Remarkable Collection of the Imperial Prince Kung of China, A Wonderful Treasury of Celestial Art: recently acquired by the widely known firm of Yamanaka & Company (New York: American Art Association, 1913). See also, Original Bronze List, S.I. 389, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [3] See note 1.

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

content: Art and Industry: China’s Houma Foundry (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

content: Clay and Metal: Ancient Chinese Ceramics and Metal (February 25, 1997 to August 9, 2011)

content: Chinese Art (February 18, 1983 to April 1, 1987)

content: Chinese Art (March 15, 1982 to June 15, 1982)

content: Chinese Art (March 9, 1981 to March 12, 1982)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork (March 14, 1931 to March 22, 1943)

content: Chinese Jades and Bronze, East Corridor (November 19, 1923 to March 14, 1931)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Prince Kung Ching Wang (1833-1898)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 771 BCE)

content: mask

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: On View

content: West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 18: Art and Industry: China's Ancient Houma Foundry

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Vessel

label: Medium

content: Bronze

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 48.8 x 33.3 x 27.8 cm (19 3/16 x 13 1/8 x 10 15/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Wang, Kung Ching
Yamanaka and Co.

content: China

label: Title

content: Ritual wine container (hu) with masks

title_sort: RITUAL WINE CONTAINER (HU) WITH MASKS

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Ritual wine container (hu) with masks


content: ca. 2000-ca. 1400 BCE

content: Erlitou culture or early Shang dynasty

content: Ceremonial weapon of the type ko [ge] 戈; light gray with green cast, pale yellow and blue mottlings; two conical perforations in the tang, drilled from opposite sides of the blade; incised and channeled lines on butt and tang; pointed end and two cutting edges. (Slightly chipped.)

label: Provenance

content: To 1915

content: Marcel Bing (1875-1920), Paris, France [1]

content: Eugene Meyer (1875-1959) and Agnes E. Meyer (1887-1970), Washington, DC and Mt. Kisco, NY purchased on behalf of Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) from Marcel Bing through C. T. Loo of Lai Yuan & Co., New York in early December 1915 [2]

content: 1915 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Eugene Meyer on December 14, 1915 [3]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Bing's ownership is documented in several locations. See, for example: November 11, 1915 letter from Marcel Bing to Charles Lang Freer; letters from December 10 and 15 from Eugene Meyer to Charles Lang Freer; telegrams exchanged between Marcel Bing, Charles Lang Freer, and Eugene Meyer dating from November 15 to December 5, 1915; February 2, 1916 letter from Charles Lang Freer to Marcel Bing; and Freer Gallery of Art Original Bronze List S.I. 676. Copies of aforementioned documents in object file.

content: [2] Eugene Meyer, Agnes E. Meyer, and Charles Lang Freer negotiated with Marcel Bing to arrange a joint purchase of Bing's collection of 11 Chinese bronzes and 1 jade. See correspondence cited in note 1. The Meyers and Freer decided to divide the collection - Meyers acquiring 5 bronzes and Freer acquiring 6 bronzes in addition to the jade -- and the price, calculating each party's payment was based on the appraisal values assigned to each piece. The Meyers ultimately sent the entire payment to C. T. Loo, Lai Yuan & Company (sometimes spelled Lai-Yuan), who in turn wired money to Bing. Meyers made the payment in early December 1915, with Freer paying the Meyers for the objects destined for his collection on December 14, 1915.

content: See also: Freer Gallery of Art, Original Bronze List, S. I. 670; invoices from Lai Yuan & Company addressed to Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Meyer and Mr. Charles L. Freer; and Dorota Chudzicka, "'In Love at First Sight Completely, Hopelessly, and Forever with Chinese Art': The Eugene and Agnes Meyer Collection of Chinese Art at the Freer Gallery of Art" in Collections Vol. 10, No. 3 (Summer 2014), p. 334-335, copies in object file. All the objects included in this large sale, which were originally divided between the Meyers and Freer are now in the museum's collection ( F1915.102; F1915.03a-b; F1915.104; F1915.105; F1915.106a-f; F1915.107; F1915.108; F1961.30a-b; F1961.32a-b; F1968.28; F1968.29).

content: [3] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 676, copy in object file. See also note 2.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

content: Ancient Chinese Jades and Bronzes (November 20, 2010 to January 3, 2016)

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

content: Chinese Bronze, Jade, Metalwork (March 1, 1957 to January 1, 1963)

content: Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 14 and 15 (February 25, 1956 to March 1, 1957)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Jade and Bronze (August 26, 1955 to October 25, 1955)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1946 (May 7, 1946 to February 25, 1956)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1945 (January 9, 1945 to August 20, 1955)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1944 (December 13, 1944 to May 7, 1946)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1944 (November 15, 1944 to May 6, 1946)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1943 (March 22, 1943 to November 17, 1944)

content: Marcel Bing (1875-1920)

content: Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: probably Henan province, China

content: jade

content: nephrite

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Erligang period, Early Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1400 BCE)

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Culture

content: Erlitou culture, ca. 2000-1600 BCE

content: West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 19: Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

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

content: Ceremonial Object

content: Jade (nephrite)

content: H x W x D: 8.6 x 31.4 x 0.8 cm (3 3/8 x 12 3/8 x 5/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Meyer, Eugene and Agnes E.
Bing, Marcel

place:
China
Henan province

culture:
Erlitou culture
Chinese

content: China

content: Dagger-axe (ge 戈), fragment reworked

title_sort: DAGGER-AXE (GE 戈), FRAGMENT REWORKED

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Dagger-axe (ge 戈), fragment reworked


label: Date

content: 2nd-4th century

label: Period

content: Roman period

label: Description

content: Vase, or reliquary (?); four sided.

content: Blown glass, with dragged thread decoration.

content: Opaque white on a translucent 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, pgs. 1 and 42, 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: 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)

label: Origin

content: Syria

content: blow molding

content: glassblowing

content: glass

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: glass dragging

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Vessel

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Glass

content: H (overall): 3 cm (1 3/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Glass dragging
Blow molding
Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)
Glassblowing

culture:
Middle Easterners
Syrians

content: Vase or reliquary (?)

title_sort: VASE OR RELIQUARY (?)

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Vase or reliquary (?)


content: 16th-17th century

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

content: Formerly attributed to Su Hanchen (active early to mid-12th century)

content: Sakyamuni is seated on a white elephant with elaborate trappings. He is carrying a ruyi scepter and is accompanied by two attendants carrying scrolls. The figures are in a landscape with clouds and with a tree bearing red flowers. No seals, inscriptions or labels.

label: Provenance

content: To 1906

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1906 [1]

content: From 1906 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1906 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. Also see Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 538, 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

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: China

label: Topic

content: Buddhism

content: tree

content: Buddha

content: elephant

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: scepter

content: Shakyamuni

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 189.3 x 81.4 cm (74 1/2 x 32 1/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
buddha
Yamanaka and Co.

topic:
Trees
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Animals
Shakyamuni
Chinese Art
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Elephants
Scepter

content: China

label: Title

content: Sakyamuni on an elephant

title_sort: SAKYAMUNI ON AN ELEPHANT

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Sakyamuni on an elephant


label: Date

content: 15th century

label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

content: Zhe School 浙派

content: Formerly attributed to Ma Yuan 馬遠 (active late 12th-early 13th century)

content: This large hanging scroll features a tall peak in the upper right corner towering over a rocky ridge with pines and pavillions below. An official (based upon clothing and headgear) stands on a terrace gazing at the view. The significant landscape elements are weighted diagonally in the lower right corner of the composition. The depiction of an official in a summer retreat surrounded by the beauty of nature and grand architecture is an idealized vision that would appeal to Ming academy painters.

content: Anonymous, possible Zhe School, Ming Dynasty, "Spending the Summer amid Pines", circa 15th century. Ink and light color on silk, attributed to Ma yuan of the Song Dynasty, mounted on panel and framed, (possibly cut down, minor stains.)

label: Inscriptions

content: 1. (Joseph Chang, 19 September 2002) Label mounted next to the painting: Song Ma Yuan Songyin xiaoxia tu zhenji (Spending the Summer Amid Pines, an authentic work by Ma Yuan of the Song.) The label is of 19th or 20th century origin and can almost be disregarded.

content: To 1970

content: Eugene (1875-1959) and Agnes E. (1887-1970) Meyer, New York, Washington, DC, and Mt. Kisco, NY

content: From 1970 to 2001

content: Katharine Graham (1917-2001), Washington, DC, by descent from her mother, Agnes E. Meyer

content: From 2002

content: Freer Gallery of Art, bequeathed by Katharine Graham in 2002 [1]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Katharine Graham’s Last Will and Testament, dated January 12, 2000, copy in object file.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

content: Seasons: Chinese Landscapes (December 18, 2010 to June 12, 2011)

content: Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer

content: Katharine Meyer Graham (1917-2001)

content: China

content: landscape

content: pine tree

content: summer

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: mountain

content: temple

content: China

content: Chinese Art

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Bequest of Mrs. Katharine Graham

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

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 178.7 x 95.9 cm (70 3/8 x 37 3/4 in)

name:
Graham, Katharine Meyer
Meyer, Eugene and Agnes E.

topic:
Pine tree
Mountains
Landscapes
Art
Temple
Chinese Art
Summer
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Whiling Away the Summer in the Shade of Pines 《松陰消夏圖》

title_sort: WHILING AWAY THE SUMMER IN THE SHADE OF PINES 《松陰消夏圖》

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image


content: Momoyama or Edo period

label: Artist

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

label: Provenance

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. See Voucher No. 34, September 1905, S.I. 78, 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: Rinpa Screens (February 25, 2023 to February 24, 2024)

content: Sotatsu: Making Waves (Saturday, October 24, 2015 to Sunday, January 31, 2016)

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

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

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

content: Rimpa Screens (October 9, 1980 to December 21, 1981)

content: Japanese Art (July 1, 1974 to April 10, 1978)

content: Japanese Art—Painted Screens (August 18, 1967 to May 2, 1973)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

content: dragon

content: Momoyama period (1573 - 1615)

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and pink tint on paper

content: H x W (overall): 171.5 x 374.3 cm (67 1/2 x 147 3/8 in)

name:
Kobayashi, Bunshichi
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: Japan

content: Dragons and Clouds 雲龍図屏風 （左隻）

title_sort: DRAGONS AND CLOUDS 雲龍図屏風 （左隻）

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Dragons and Clouds 雲龍図屏風 （左隻）


label: Date

content: Possibly Ming dynasty

content: To 1909

content: Loon Gu Sai, Beijing, to 1909 [1]

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Loon Gu Sai, Beijing, in 1909 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Album List, pg. 30, 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: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: landscape

content: pine tree

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: water

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Color on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 33.7 x 23.7 cm (13 1/4 x 9 5/16 in)

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Landscape: cliffs overhanging water - pavilion and pines

title_sort: LANDSCAPE: CLIFFS OVERHANGING WATER - PAVILION AND PINES

label: High-resolution JPEG


content: early 13th century

label: Period

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.

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

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

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

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

content: Sculpture

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

content: H x W x D: 3.1 x 8.7 x 8.5 cm (1 1/4 x 3 7/16 x 3 3/8 in)

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

culture: Muslims Iranians

content: Fragment with a design of a torso

title_sort: FRAGMENT WITH A DESIGN OF A TORSO

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Fragment with a design of a torso


content: 475-221 BCE

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period

label: Provenance

content: To 1916

content: You Xiaoxi (late 19th–early 20th century), Shanghai, China, to 1916 [1]

content: From 1916 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854–1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi, in New York, NY, 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 Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1060, p. 237, 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: Exhibition History

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork (March 14, 1931 to March 22, 1943)

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, kingdom of Chu, Hunan province, China

content: carving

content: jade

content: nephrite

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 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

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Jade (nephrite)

content: H x W x D: 25.5 × 8.8 × 0.7 cm (10 1/16 × 3 7/16 × 1/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
You, Xiaoxi

place:
Hunan province
China
kingdom of Chu
Changsha

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)
Carving
Chinese Art
Nephrite
Jade

content: China

content: Ornament with raised uniform curls

title_sort: ORNAMENT WITH RAISED UNIFORM CURLS

title: Ornament with raised uniform curls


label: Date

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

content: Traditionally attributed to Li Cheng 李成 (919-967)

content: To 1919

content: Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1919 [1]

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1306, 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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Chinese 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

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W: 147.3 x 53 cm (58 x 20 7/8 in)

name:
Wang, Jiantang
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: China

content: Herb-gatherer

title_sort: HERB-GATHERER

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Herb-gatherer


label: Period

content: Edo period

content: To 1898

content: Edward S. Hull Jr., New York to 1898 [1]

content: From 1898 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Edward S. Hull Jr. in 1898 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 198, as well as Voucher No. 38, November 1898, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Edward S. Hull Jr. was Ernest Francisco Fenollosa’s (1853-1908) lawyer. Hull often acted as an agent, facilitating purchases of objects consigned to him by Fenollosa, as well as purchases of objects consigned to him by Fenollosa's

content: well-known associate, Bunshichi Kobayashi (see correspondence, Hull to Freer, 1898-1900, as well as invoices from E.S. Hull Jr., 1898-1900, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives). See also, 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), pgs. 15 and 34. See further, Thomas Lawton and Linda Merrill, Freer: A Legacy of Art, (Washington, DC and New York: Freer Gallery of Art and H. N. Abrams, 1993), pgs. 133-134.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Edward S. Hull Jr.

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: child

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: kakemono

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

label: Medium

content: Painting

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 84.8 x 39.7 cm (33 3/8 x 15 5/8 in)

name:
Hull, Edward S.
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Ukiyo-e
Children
Kakemono

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Girl in scarlet and gold dress with a child

title_sort: GIRL IN SCARLET AND GOLD DRESS WITH A CHILD

label: High-resolution JPEG