unitCode: FSG

type: edanmdm

label: Date

content: 18th century

label: Period

content: Qing dynasty

label: Description

content: This textile consists of three sewn together sections of cut-velvet fabric with polychrome layered-weft pattern; the entire piece of fabric is lined with yellow silk, which is not necessarily original to the piece. A large, full-faced lotus blossom with a golden seed pod at the middle appears in the center of the design. The rest of the surface is covered with a scrolling leaf design punctuated by profile lotus flower-heads that have golden-edged seed pods at their centers. Ten large bats flit among the flower design. Two rectangular bands edge the design; the inner border consists of geometric kui-dragon patterns composed of units of two facing dragons. The outside border consists of swastika lattice made up of paired swastikas in mirror image. The borders add an archaistic flavor to the design.

content: The velvet is crimson/burgundy in color and the polychrome layered-weft pattern consists of the following colors: white, pink, mint-green, teal blue, and gold. It also appears that silver thread was used on some of the bats, but the thread is now dulled. The predominant design of lotus flowers and scrolling leaves is executed in white, pink, and gold for the flowers and green and blue for the leaves. The colors are used with studied repetition to create a harmonious unity; for example, touches of pink and white also appear as flourishes on the leafy vine. The kui-dragon pattern, which is predominately green and blue, also includes accents of white and pink threads. The velvet background pile has been trimmed with exceptional care and skill, and details as fine as the eyes and facial features of the bats are formed by lines of raised velvet nap.

label: Provenance

content: To 1970

content: Agnes E. Meyer (1887-1970), Washington, DC, and Mt. Kisco, New York. [1]

content: Estate of Agnes E. Meyer. [2]

content: To 1995

content: Mrs. Katherine Graham (1917-2001), Washington, DC, acquired from her mother’s (Agnes E. Meyer) estate. [3]

content: From 1995

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mrs. Katherine Graham, Washington DC [4]

content: Notes:

content: [1] Acquired by donor from her mother's (Agnes Meyer) estate. Donor believes that this cut-velvet panel covered the grand piano in her mother's drawing room. See page 115 of the "Drawing Room" estate inventory in the object file in the Registrar's office.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [3] See note 1.

content: [4] See object record.

label: Collection

content: Freer Study Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: The Arts of China (November 18, 1990 to September 7, 2014)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Eugene I. Meyer Jr. (1875-1959)

content: Agnes E. Meyer (1887-1970)

content: Katharine Meyer Graham (1917-2001)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: floral patterns

content: rugmaking

content: cut velvet

content: silk (fiber)

content: dragon

content: flower

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: lotus

content: bat

content: China

content: Chinese Art

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 Mrs. Katharine Graham

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Costume and Textile

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Polychrome cut-velvet with silk backing

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 425 x 195 cm (167 5/16 x 76 3/4 in)

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

topic:
Bats
Art
Silk (fiber)
Chinese Art
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Cut velvet
Flowers
Lotus
Floral patterns
Dragon
Rugmaking

type: Country

content: China

object_type: Costume Textiles

label: Title

content: Kang or furniture cover

unit_code: FSG

title_sort: KANG OR FURNITURE COVER

type: Images

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Kang or furniture cover


label: Date

content: 12th century

label: Period

content: Heian period

label: Provenance

content: To 1907

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

content: From 1907 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased in Nara, 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 Miscellaneous List, S.I. 943, pg. 30, 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: wood

content: Heian period (794 - 1185)

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Sculpture

content: Wood

content: H x W: 27 x 12.6 cm (10 5/8 x 4 15/16 in)

topic:
Heian period (794 - 1185)
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Wood
Japanese Art

content: Japan

content: Head of a bodhisattva

title_sort: HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Head of a bodhisattva


content: 12th-13th century

content: Goryeo period

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

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Mr. S. Yamanaka, through Yamanaka & Company, New York 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

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)

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

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Tool and Equipment

content: Bronze

content: H x W x D: 24.7 x 3.5 x 3.2 cm (9 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

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

content: Korea

content: Spoon

title_sort: SPOON

title: Spoon


content: Edo period

content: To 1904

content: Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1904 [1]

content: From 1904 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased at the sale of the Bunkio Matsuki collection, American Art Association, New York, NY, January 21-23, 1904 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record, as well as Purchase Details in the Accession List, Collections Management office. See also, Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1203, pg. 15, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: chrysanthemum

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on wood

content: H x W: 161.8 x 79.5 cm (63 11/16 x 31 5/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Matsuki, Bunkio

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

content: Japan

content: Chrysanthemums painted on a pair of wooden doors

title_sort: CHRYSANTHEMUMS PAINTED ON A PAIR OF WOODEN DOORS


content: 5th century

content: Period of Division, Northern Wei dynasty

label: Description

content: A stand in the form of a chimera (bixie) with a socket on the back

content: Clay: gray, porcellanous.

content: Glaze: thin, dull grayish-green.

label: Label

content: Molded Yue-ware vessels like this were made in large quantities, but their function is unclear. They may have held a candle, or perhaps scholars dipped their writing brushes in the water-filled interior. In the Jin dynasty (265–420 C.E.), mythical lions, with exaggeratedly curled manes, and winged chimeras were protective images; huge stone examples guarded important tombs.

content: To 1919

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

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2618, 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: Shades of Green and Blue: Chinese Celadon Ceramics (July 15, 1997 to September 7, 2004)

content: Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Zhejiang province, China

content: ceramic

content: chimera

content: Yue ware

content: Period of Division (220 - 589)

content: Northern Wei dynasty (386 - 534)

content: green glaze

content: China

content: stoneware

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Vessel

label: Medium

content: Stoneware with celadon glaze

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 8.9 x 13.3 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/4 in)

label: Style

content: Yue ware

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
You, Xiaoxi

place:
China
Zhejiang province

topic:
Period of Division (220 - 589)
Yue ware
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Green glaze
Stoneware
Chinese Art
Ceramics
Northern Wei dynasty (386 - 534)
Chimera

content: China

label: Title

content: Yue ware vessel in the shape of a chimera (bixie)

title_sort: YUE WARE VESSEL IN THE SHAPE OF A CHIMERA (BIXIE)

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image


label: Date

content: 1550-1196 BCE

label: Period

content: New Kingdom

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

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

content: Glass

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

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

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

type: Continent

content: Africa

content: Egypt

object_type: Ornaments Jewelry

content: Bead

title_sort: BEAD

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead


content: 4th century

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: Syria

content: glass

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern 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: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Glass

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

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Glass

culture:
Middle Easterners
Syrians

content: Bead

title: Bead


content: 1550-1196 BCE

content: New Kingdom

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

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

label: Title

content: Bead

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Bead


label: Date

content: 100 BCE-100 CE

label: Period

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman period

label: Description

content: Fragment of a bowl; concave. Mosaic technique: lamellated bands and rods in matrix. Blue, white, and red in dark blue matrix.

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 20, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Syria

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Vessel

content: Glass

content: W (overall): 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in)

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

content: Fragment of a bowl

title_sort: FRAGMENT OF A BOWL

title: Fragment of a bowl


content: 1550-1196 BCE

content: New Kingdom

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)

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

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead; chipped

title_sort: BEAD; CHIPPED

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

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead; chipped


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Label

content: Set in the London home of Whistler's brother-in-law Seymour Haden, this painting was originally titled The Morning Call. The woman reflected in the mirror at the left is Whistler's half sister Deborah Haden. The seated girl is his niece, Annie Haden. The standing woman, Miss Isabella Boott, was connected to the Haden family by marriage. Instead of trying to create a convincing illusion of three-dimensional space, Whistler adopted a color scheme and sharply angled perspective that emphasize the flatness of the picture plane.

content: To 1917

content: Colonel Frank J. Hecker (1846-1927), Detroit, to 1917 [1]

content: From 1917 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Col. Frank J. Hecker in 1917 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Accession List, Collections Management office, as well as Original Whistler List, pg. 16, 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: Whistler in Watercolor (May 18 to November 3, 2019)

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

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

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

content: James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art—Whistler and Modern Life (May 11, 1984 to December 16, 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, Works of Whistler (September 22, 1947 to April 11, 1955)

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

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

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: Colonel Frank J. Hecker (1846-1927) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: music

content: reading

content: United States

content: American Art

content: interior

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: Oil on canvas

content: H x W: 96.3 x 71.7 cm (37 15/16 x 28 1/4 in)

name:
Hecker, Frank J.
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Design
Charles Lang Freer collection
Reading
Art
American Art
Music
Interior decoration

content: United States

content: Harmony in Green and Rose: The Music Room

title_sort: HARMONY IN GREEN AND ROSE: THE MUSIC ROOM


label: Date

content: 12th-13th century

label: Period

content: Goryeo period

label: Provenance

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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Korea

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)

content: Korea

content: Korean 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: Tool and Equipment

content: Bronze

label: Dimensions

content: H: 26.9 cm (10 9/16 in)

content: Korea

label: Title

content: Chopsticks

title_sort: CHOPSTICKS

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Chopsticks


content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Kano Koi

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Screen List, L. 1094, p. 13, 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: [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: For Love of Place (May 5 to November 4, 2018)

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

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: bird

content: tree

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: plum blossom

content: camellia

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Ink, color, and gold on paper

content: H x W: 167.9 x 382 cm (66 1/8 x 150 3/8 in)

topic:
Trees
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Animals
Camellia
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Birds
Plum blossom

content: Japan

content: Blossoming Plum and Camellia in a Garden Landscape

title_sort: BLOSSOMING PLUM AND CAMELLIA IN A GARDEN LANDSCAPE

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Thumbnail Image


content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Description

content: A long curving beach with a group of buildings in the middle distance at left, and, at right, the sea; signed with butterfly at right, near edge.

label: Signatures

content: Pink butterfly below center at right edge

label: Inscriptions

content: Verso: Thos. Way (unknown hand)

label: Paper/Support

content: On hot-pressed, wove paper.

content: To 1905

content: Thomas Way Sr. (1827-1915), London, or Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913), London, to 1905 [1]

content: From 1905 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Thomas Way Sr. or Thomas Robert Way in 1905 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Whistler List, Paintings, pg. 20A, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Thomas Way Sr. and his son, Thomas Robert Way, were lithographers who worked closely with Whistler on several of his projects. They helped with the printing of his etchings, as well as the printing of Whistler’s promotional materials. Both Thomas Way Sr. and Thomas Robert Way owned many Whistler works. Thomas Way Sr. acquired several of these works at the time of Whistler’s bankruptcy, and he passed some of them on to his son (see The Correspondence of James McNeill Whistler, 1855-1903, ed. Margaret F. MacDonald, Patricia de Montfort and Nigel Thorp, On-line Edition, People, biographies of Thomas Way and Thomas Robert Way; http://www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk/correspondence).

content: Charles Lang Freer acquired many Whistler pieces from the Ways. However, museum records do not always specify whether it was the younger or elder Way who was the source of a particular object. Further, archival sources indicate that the junior Way sometimes acted on behalf of his father: whilst negotiating the sale of his own Whistler works to C.L. Freer, he would concurrently negotiate the sale of some of his father’s Whistler works to Freer. In cases where it is unclear whether it was the junior or senior Way who actually owned a piece acquired by C.L. Freer, the provenance record will simply state that the object was purchased from “Thomas Way Sr. or Thomas Robert Way.”

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

content: James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art—Whistler and the Landscape (May 11, 1984 to February 5, 1985)

content: James McNeill Whistler Pastels, Etchings, Paintings, Watercolors (November 11, 1976 to June 24, 1977)

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

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

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

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

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

content: Thomas Way Sr. (1837-1915)

content: Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: bone black

content: Prussian blue

content: burnt sienna

content: raw sienna

content: iron oxide red

content: vermilion

content: zinc white

content: Mars pigment

content: yellow ocher

content: water

content: ocean

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Whistler in Watercolor

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: Watercolor on paper

content: H x W: 17.6 × 12.7 cm (6 15/16 × 5 in)

name:
Way, Thomas
Freer, Charles Lang
Way, Thomas Robert

topic:
Water
Art
Iron oxide red
Bone black
Zinc white
Vermilion
Yellow ocher
Charles Lang Freer collection
Mars pigment
American Art
Raw sienna
Ocean
Prussian blue
Burnt sienna

content: United States

content: St. Ives: Cornwall

title_sort: ST. IVES: CORNWALL

title: St. Ives: Cornwall


label: Date

content: 15th century

label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

content: Possibly by Lü Ji (ca. 1420-ca. 1505)

content: Formerly attributed to Zhao Chang (ca. 960-after 1015)

label: School/Tradition

content: Zhe School

label: Provenance

content: To 1911

content: Lee Chiao San, Shanghai, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Lee Chiao San in 1911 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 883, 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: Chinese Bird and Flower Painting (December 17, 1993 to May 31, 1994)

content: Masterpieces of Chinese Painting (II) (May 9, 1993 to May 31, 1994)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Lee Chiao San (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: bird

content: flower

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: orchid

content: China

content: magpie

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

content: Hanging scroll mounted on panel; ink and color on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 133.2 x 52.2 cm (52 7/16 x 20 9/16 in)

name:
San, Lee Chiao
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Animals
Magpie
Chinese Art
Orchids
Birds
Flowers
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

label: Title

content: Two magpies under an orchid cliff

title_sort: TWO MAGPIES UNDER AN ORCHID CLIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Two magpies under an orchid cliff


content: 305-30 BCE

content: Possibly Ptolemaic Dynasty

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 29, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

label: Topic

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

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

label: Data Source

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

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

room: Gallery 20

building: Freer

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Lozenge-shaped tablet for inlay

title_sort: LOZENGE-SHAPED TABLET FOR INLAY

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Lozenge-shaped tablet for inlay


label: Date

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Provenance

content: To 1906

content: Alfred Chapman (1839-1917), Liverpool, to 1906 [1]

content: From 1906 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Alfred Chapman in 1906 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Whistler List, Paintings, pg. 2, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, the letter from Charles Lang Freer to Alfred Chapman dated October 13, 1899, in the object file.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Freer’s Global Network: Artists, Collectors, and Dealers (October 15, 2022 - ongoing)

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: Art for Art's Sake (July 23, 1997 to January 24, 2008)

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

content: American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler 1834-1903 (February 6, 1985 to March 4, 1986)

content: James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art—Whistler and the Landscape (May 11, 1984 to February 5, 1985)

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

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings (May 1, 1933 to February 6, 1944)

content: Whistler Landscapes, Oil (January 20, 1928 to May 1, 1933)

content: Whistler Oils Exhibition (January 8, 1925 to January 20, 1928)

content: American Paintings by J.A.McN. Whistler (May 2, 1923 to January 8, 1925)

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: Exposition des Oeuvres de James McNeill Whistler (May 1905)

content: Comparative Exhibition of Native and Foreign Art at the Galleries of the American Fine Arts Society (November 15 to December 11, 1904)

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Montross Gallery, 1901 (1901)

content: Pan-American Exposition, Exhibition of Fine Arts (May 1 to November 2, 1901)

content: Nocturnes, Marines and Chevalet Pieces (March through April, 1892)

content: Alfred Chapman (1839-1917) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: landscape

content: night

content: ocean

content: beach

content: United States

content: American Art

content: nocturne

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 09: Freer’s Global Network

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Oil on canvas

content: H x W: 50.3 x 80.3 cm (19 13/16 x 31 5/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Chapman, Alfred

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Landscapes
Art
Night
American Art
Ocean
Beaches
Nocturne

room: Gallery 09

content: United States

content: Nocturne: Blue and Silver--Bognor

title_sort: NOCTURNE: BLUE AND SILVER--BOGNOR

title: Nocturne: Blue and Silver--Bognor


content: 1883 or 1884

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Label

content: This is one of several paintings of shop fronts that Whistler completed while in St. Ives. Sympathetic critics singled it out for enthusiastic praise when Whistler exhibited it in London in 1884. One declared, it "is probably the most perfect little thing of its kind that was ever wrought by an artist who has learnt how to see….It is without detail, without apparent labour, without dramatic interest; but it is exquisite in colour, faultless in tone, and its well-considered mystery has, at least, the interest of suggestiveness."

content: Quotation from Mr. Whistler's Exhibition, Standard, May 19, 1884.

content: To 1904

content: Wickham Flower (circa 1836-1904), London, to 1904 [1]

content: Colnaghi, London, purchased at the sale of the Wickham Flower Collection, Christie's, December 17, 1904 [2]

content: From 1904 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Colnaghi in 1904 [3]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record: " Purchased from Mr. Desprez of P. and D. Colnaghi and Co., London, in 1904, and by them purchased at Christie's Sale, December 17, 1904, of the Wickham Flower Collection."

content: [2] See Original Whistler List, Paintings, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [3] See note 2.

content: [4] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

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

content: Whistler's Neighborhood: Impressions of a Changing London (September 8, 2012 to September 8, 2013)

content: Small Masterpieces: Whistler Paintings from the 1880s (April 2, 2005 to November 11, 2008)

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

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

content: American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler 1834-1903 (February 6, 1985 to March 4, 1986)

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

content: American Paintings (March 20, 1981 to September 24, 1981)

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

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, Works of Whistler (September 22, 1947 to April 11, 1955)

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

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

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

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Wickham Flower (ca. 1836-1904)

content: Colnaghi (established 1760) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

content: fruit

content: United States

content: American Art

content: store front

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

content: Oil on wood panel

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 12.2 x 21.5 cm (4 13/16 x 8 7/16 in)

name:
Flower, Wickham
Freer, Charles Lang
Colnaghi

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Fruit
American Art
Store front

room: Gallery 11

content: United States

label: Title

content: An Orange Note: Sweet Shop

title_sort: AN ORANGE NOTE: SWEET SHOP

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: An Orange Note: Sweet Shop


content: 12th-13th century

label: Period

content: Goryeo period

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

content: To 1917

content: Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1917 [2]

content: From 1917 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from 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 Remarks, H.E. Buckman, 1964, and Louise Cort, July 21, 2010, and July 23, 2010, in the object record).

content: [2] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1270, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [3] See note 2.

content: [4] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Rediscovering Korea’s Past (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Korea

label: Topic

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: On View

content: West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 14: Rediscovering Korea's Past

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

content: Musical Instrument

content: Bronze

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

room: Gallery 14

content: Korea

content: Bell

title_sort: BELL

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Bell


label: Date

content: 18th century

content: Mughal dynasty

label: Court

content: Mughal Court

label: School/Tradition

content: Mughal school

label: Provenance

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: [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: Research updated April 19, 2024

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Bicentennial Exhibition: Near Eastern and Indian Art (December 15, 1975 to November 10, 1976)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: India

content: music

content: lovers

content: drum

content: lute

content: Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)

content: India

content: South Asian and Himalayan 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

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Color and gold on paper

content: H x W: 27.5 x 18.1 cm (10 13/16 x 7 1/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Hanna, Henry Bathurst

topic:
Lovers
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Drums (Membranophones)
Music
Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)
Lute

culture:
Himalayan peoples
South Asians

content: India

content: Lovers on a terrace with three musicians

title_sort: LOVERS ON A TERRACE WITH THREE MUSICIANS

label: Thumbnail Image


content: 17th-18th century

label: Period

content: Qing dynasty

label: Artist

content: Formerly attributed to Mi Fu (傳)米芾 (1052-1107)

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 in 1909 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 660, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Although the Accession List specifies that this object was purchased from Loon Gu-sai, Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record notes only that the object was purchased from an unnamed dealer in Peking.

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.

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)

label: Origin

content: China

content: landscape

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: mountain

content: river

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

content: Ink and color on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 21.1 x 292.3 cm (8 5/16 x 115 1/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Sai, Loon Gu

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Cloudy mountains

title_sort: CLOUDY MOUNTAINS

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Cloudy mountains


label: Date

content: 16th century?

content: Ming dynasty

content: Formerly attributed to Zhao Mengfu 趙孟頫 (1254-1322)

label: Description

content: Depicts a hilly landscape, with a scraggly tree, and a Central Asian groom in a red jacket holding the bridle of a dappled horse with trappings and a saddle. Spurious inscription and one seal, no colophons or labels.

label: Marks

content: One seal.

label: Inscriptions

content: Spurious inscription.

content: To 1909

content: Pang Shou-ting, Beijing, to 1909 [1]

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Pang Shou-ting, Beijing, in 1909 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 634, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

content: Pang Shou-ting (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: landscape

content: tree

content: horse

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on paper

content: H x W (image): 67.4 × 29.8 cm (26 9/16 × 11 3/4 in)

name:
Pang, Shou-ting
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Trees
Charles Lang Freer collection
Landscapes
Art
Animals
Chinese Art
Horses
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Landscape: a dappled horse and a horseman

title_sort: LANDSCAPE: A DAPPLED HORSE AND A HORSEMAN

label: High-resolution TIFF


content: 12th-14th century

label: Period

content: Goryeo period

label: Provenance

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, 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 Original Bronze List, S.I. 997, 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

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: Korea

content: casting

content: gilding

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

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Gilt bronze

content: H x W: 3.1 x 2.2 cm (1 1/4 x 7/8 in)

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

content: Korea

content: Belt ornament (part of a group of ten: F1916.428-429, 726-730, 740, 743-744)

label: Thumbnail Image


label: Date

content: Edo period

label: Artist

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

content: To 1904

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

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Hokusai Bicentennial Exhibition (March 30, 1960 to August 16, 1961)

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: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 49.8 x 73 cm (19 5/8 x 28 3/4 in)

name:
Kobayashi, Bunshichi
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Travelers

title_sort: TRAVELERS

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Travelers


content: 4th century

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)

content: Syria

label: Topic

content: glass

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern 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

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

content: Bead

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Bead


label: Period

content: Period of Division

label: Provenance

content: To 1916

content: Abel William Bahr (1877-1959), London, to 1916 [1]

content: From 1916 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Abel William Bahr, London, in 1916 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 613, pg. 143, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) was a collector and dealer born in Shanghai, China. After he left Shanghai in 1910, he lived, at various points in time, in London, Montreal, and Ridgefield, Connecticut. He established a gallery in New York City in 1920.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Inner Mongolia/Ordos, China

content: metal

content: bronze

content: horse

content: Period of Division (220 - 589)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Sculpture

content: Bronze

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

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Bahr, Abel William

place:
Inner Mongolia/Ordos
China

topic:
Bronze
Period of Division (220 - 589)
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Animals
Chinese Art
Horses
Metal-work

content: China

content: Ornament in the form of a standing horse

title_sort: ORNAMENT IN THE FORM OF A STANDING HORSE


label: Date

content: late 12th-early 13th century

label: Description

content: Tile, large square. Broken corner rejoined.

content: Clay: soft, coarse, buff.

content: Glaze: dark bluish-green; crackled. Spotted with areas of partial disintegration and iridescence.

content: To 1908

content: M. Baroody, Beirut, to 1908 [1]

content: From 1908 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from M. Baroody in 1908 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1768, as well as Journal Voucher No. 2, December 1908, 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: M. Baroody (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Raqqa, Syria

content: iridescence

content: ceramic

content: Syria

content: Raqqa ware

content: Arts of the Islamic World

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: stone-paste

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Architectural Element

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Stone-paste painted underglaze

content: H x W x D: 34.6 x 34.4 x 4.1 cm (13 5/8 x 13 9/16 x 1 5/8 in)

label: Style

content: Raqqa ware

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Baroody, M.

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Raqqa ware
Art
Arts of the Islamic World
Stone-paste
Iridescence
Ceramics

culture: Muslims Syrians

title_sort: TILE, LARGE SQUARE. BROKEN CORNER REJOINED

label: Thumbnail Image


content: late 18th-early 19th century

content: Edo period

content: To 1911

content: Kita Toranosuke, Kyoto, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 347, 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 and Chinese Lacquer (September 22, 1982 to June 30, 1983)

content: Japanese Lacquer (April 16, 1979 to October 8, 1980)

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

content: Chinese and Japanese Art--Lacquer and Paintings (August 18, 1967 to October 14, 1969)

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

content: Kita Toranosuke (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: lacquer

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: tea

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Container

content: Lacquer

label: Dimensions

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

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Kita, Toranosuke

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

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Powdered tea container (natsume)

title_sort: POWDERED TEA CONTAINER (NATSUME)

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Powdered tea container (natsume)


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 2, 3

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G143 state 5 of 5.

label: Provenance

content: To 1901

content: Frederick Keppel and Co., London, England, and New York to 1901 [1]

content: From 1901 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Frederick Keppel and Co. in 1901 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See List of Whistler Objects Transferred to Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object was purchased from Frederick Keppel and Co. in September 1901, but was kept in the Reserved Section until January 1921, when it was transferred to the main collection and given a registration number for that year.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

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

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Frederick Keppel and Co. (1868-1940) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: etching (printing process)

content: boat

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: 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

content: Print

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 20.7 x 13.3 cm (8 1/8 x 5 1/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Frederick Keppel and Co.

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

content: United States

content: The Two Ships

title_sort: THE TWO SHIPS

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: The Two Ships


label: Date

content: 1550-1196 BCE

label: Period

content: New Kingdom

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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: 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: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Glass

content: Diam: 0.6 cm (1/4 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: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead


content: 1539 BCE-395 CE

content: New Kingdom through Roman period

content: To 1908

content: Ali Arabi, Giza, Egypt, to 1908 [1]

content: From 1908 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Ali Arabi, in Cairo, in May, 1908 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1739, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Ali Arabi (ca. 1840-1932) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: incising

content: ceramic

content: tortoise

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

content: Third Intermediate Period (ca. 1075 - 656 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian 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: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Clay

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 6 x 5.6 x 1.7 cm (2 3/8 x 2 3/16 x 11/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Arabi, Ali

content: Africa

content: Egypt

label: Title

content: Ornament

title_sort: ORNAMENT

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Ornament


content: 6th century

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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: Lombardy, Italy

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Italy

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: European Art

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

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

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

content: Diam: 1.5 cm (9/16 in)

place: Italy Lombardy

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
European Art
Mosaic glass

content: Italy

content: Bead, with a large bore

title_sort: BEAD, WITH A LARGE BORE

title: Bead, with a large bore


label: Date

label: Period

content: Yuan or Ming dynasty

content: To 1915

content: Abel William Bahr (1877-1959), London, to 1915 [1]

content: From 1915 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Abel William Bahr, London, in 1915 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Panel List, L. 116, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) was a collector and dealer born in Shanghai, China. After he left Shanghai in 1910, he lived, at various points in time, in London, Montreal, and Ridgefield, Connecticut. He established a gallery in New York City in 1920.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Chinese Album Leaves and Fan Paintings (September 14, 1977 to April 8, 1978)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: landscape

content: winter

content: horse

content: Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: river

content: snow

content: travel

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

content: Painting

content: Ink on silk

content: H x W (image): 23.7 x 25.2 cm (9 5/16 x 9 15/16 in)

topic:
Description and travel
Charles Lang Freer collection
Landscapes
Art
Animals
Winter
Snow
Chinese Art
Horses
Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Rivers

content: China

content: Awaiting a ferry after clearing snow

title_sort: AWAITING A FERRY AFTER CLEARING SNOW

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Awaiting a ferry after clearing snow


content: ca. 1809

content: Edo period

label: Artist

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

content: Collection of Mr. Honma [1]

content: To 1904

content: Bunshichi Kobayashi (circa 1861-1923), Boston, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Yokohama, to 1904 [2]

content: From 1904 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunshichi Kobayashi in 1904 [3]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to Curatorial Remark 3, citing an undated note from the Original Kakemono List. This probably refers to the collection of Kosa Honma (1842-1909) of Japan.

content: [2] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Kakemono List, pg. 129, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [3] See note 2.

content: [4] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Hokusai: Mad About Painting (November 20, 2019 to January 9, 2022)

content: Hokusai (October 25, 2005 to May 14, 2006)

content: Honma Kosa (1842-1909)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: bird

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: poetry

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on paper

content: H x W (overall): 62.5 x 120.6 cm (24 5/8 x 47 1/2 in)

name:
Kobayashi, Bunshichi
Freer, Charles Lang
Honma, Kosa

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Animals
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Birds
Ukiyo-e
Poetry

content: Japan

content: Flying Cuckoo

title_sort: FLYING CUCKOO

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Flying Cuckoo


content: ca. 3300-ca. 2250 BCE

content: Late Neolithic period

label: Description

content: Squared, hollow cylinder of the type ts’ung [cong] 琮; narrow projecting collar at both ends; rich cream and tans; decoration: incised and in low relief, stylized masks and double bands of fine lines on corners. (Collar chipped.)

label: Provenance

content: To 1916

content: Li Wenqing (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1916 [1]

content: From 1916 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Li Wenqing, in New York, in 1916 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 797, pg. 173, 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: Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

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

content: Ancient Chinese Jades (May 9, 1993 to May 18, 1998)

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

content: Ancient Chinese Jade (September 4, 1980 to March 6, 1981)

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

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

content: Li Wenqing 李文卿 (ca. 1869-1931) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Lake Tai region, 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: Liangzhu culture, ca. 3300-ca. 2250 BCE

label: On View

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

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Ceremonial Object

content: Jade (nephrite)

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 4.5 x 7.2 x 7.2 cm (1 3/4 x 2 13/16 x 2 13/16 in)

content: Diam (hole): 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in)

date:
BCE 2000s
BCE 3000s

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Li, Wenqing

place:
Lake Tai region
China

culture:
Chinese
Liangzhu culture

room: Gallery 19

content: China

label: Title

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

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

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

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


label: Date

content: late 15th-early 16th century

label: Period

content: Muromachi period

content: From 1907 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from an unidentified owner in 1907 [1]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Japanese Paintings, Prints, Drawings, and Reproductions Reserved List, R. 5723, pg. 4, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object is part of a set of twelve (F1907.661-672); according to Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record for F1907.661, no details are available regarding the set's purchase.

content: [2] 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: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

content: Muromachi period (1333 - 1573)

content: lotus

content: Japan

content: halo

content: Brahma

content: Bonten

content: trident

content: kundika

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: deva

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Painting

content: Color and gold on paper

content: H x W: 89.8 x 34 cm (35 3/8 x 13 3/8 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Muromachi period (1333 - 1573)
Bonten
Japanese Art
Trident
Kundika
Brahma? (Hindu deity)
Lotus
Deva
Halo
Kakemono

content: Japan

content: One of the twelve deva: Bonten (Brahma)

title_sort: ONE OF THE TWELVE DEVA: BONTEN (BRAHMA)

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: One of the twelve deva: Bonten (Brahma)


content: ca. 1750-1760

label: Artist

content: Attributed to Nainsukh (active ca. 1710-1778)

label: School/Tradition

content: Guler school

label: Marks

content: A purple stamped cartouche (the Mandi inventory stamp) with handwritten number 268.

label: Inscriptions

content: Verso: Four lines of devanagari script: a verse of Sundar

content: Shah Jahan gave countless wealth to skilled men.

content: Among them he honored the fine poet Sundar with much respect.

content: He gave gemstones, ornaments, a land settlement,1 horses, elephants, a set of

content: clothing. First he gave the title “King of poets,” then “Emperor of Poets.”

content: The king of poets is a Brahman and a resident of Gwalior city.

content: The emperor looks upon him with favor and is kindly.

content: In another hand in devanagari script: Sri Badshah [the esteemed emperor] ordered [Sundar] to make [compose] the Sundar Shringar. On getting the emperor’s order, [the poet] obtained the blessings of Sri Vishnu and Saraswati and returned to his home.

label: Provenance

content: To 1940s

content: Raja of Mandi [1]

content: Sale, London, Sotheby’s, Fine Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, December 14, 1987, lot 87: “A Hill ruler, probably Raja Sidh Sen of Mandi, paying respects to a Mughal emperor who kneels on a canopied throne” [2]

content: From 1987 to 2017

content: Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001) and Catherine Glyn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, purchased at auction, “Fine Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures,” Sotheby’s, London, December 14, 1987, lot no. 87, “A Hill ruler, probably Raja Sidh Sen of Mandi, paying respects to a Mughal emperor who kneels on a canopied throne” [3]

content: From 2017

content: Freer Gallery of Art, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim [4]

content: Notes:

content: [1] The painting is believed to have been part of a large cache of Mandi paintings that were dispersed from the Mandi storerooms in the 1940s. The father of Mr. Bharany, who was based in Amritsar, was one of two dealers who handled their dispersal. About half the paintings went to Lahore; Mr. Mehra (a dealer in Delhi) and Coswajee Jahangir (a collector in Mumbai) were among those who acquired them in India, according to information from Catherine Glynn Benkaim, June 14, 2016.

content: [2] See object file.

content: [3] See Acquisition Consideration Form, object file, Collections Management Office.

content: [4] See note 3.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Raja of Mandi

content: Ralph and Catherine Benkaim

content: Catherine Glynn Benkaim (born 1946)

content: Guler, Himachal Pradesh state, India

label: Topic

content: portrait

content: poet

content: India

content: ruler

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection

content: Purchase from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

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

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

content: H x W (image): 14.7 × 23.6 cm (5 13/16 × 9 5/16 in)

content: H x W (sheet): 19.5 × 28.6 cm (7 11/16 × 11 1/4 in)

name:
Raja
Benkaim, Ralph and Catherine
Benkaim, Catherine Glynn

place:
Guler
Himachal Pradesh state
India

topic:
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Art
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
Portraits
Ruler
Poets

content: India

content: The poet Sundar Das before Emperor Shah Jahan, folio from a Sundar Shringar

title_sort: THE POET SUNDAR DAS BEFORE EMPEROR SHAH JAHAN, FOLIO FROM A SUNDAR SHRINGAR

label: Thumbnail Image


label: Date

content: ca. 1690

content: Attributed to Devidasa (Indian, active 1690-1695)

content: Nurpur school

label: Description

content: Wearing a snow-leopard skin draped over his shoulders, Sadashiva sits with the goddess on a mauve-petalled lotus floating against an orange-colored ground. Dominating the composition, his large, ash-white body captures the focus of the viewer's attention as well as that of the goddess, whose gaze is fervid and alert. The five-headed deity has eight arms that hold (clockwise from the top right) a drum, snake, noose, bell, axe, grain sheath, trident, and sword.

content: Written on verso: No. 3

label: Label

content: Sadashiva is one of the most transcendent forms of the great Hindu deity Shiva. Within the Agama texts of orthodox Shaivism (Shaiva Siddhanta), he is the supreme deity and a higher level of the cosmos in which there are no distinctions among person, body, and world. His five heads represent five streams of knowledge, ranging from the highest Siddhanta teachings to the least venerated Vaishnava Tantras.

content: One of Sadashiva's most important acts was the transmission of teachings from subtle realms into language that could be accessed by humans. Because the Tantras were typically structured as conversations between a deity and his consort, this painting evokes Sadashiva's role as the revealer of esoteric knowledge.

content: To 1973

content: Marjory Buckle, Hong Kong [1]

content: From 1973 to 2001

content: Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Marjory or Marjorie Buckle in New York in June 1973 [2]

content: From 2001 to 2018

content: Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, ownership was transferred after the death of her husband, Ralph Benkaim in 2001 [3]

content: From 2018

content: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim [4]

content: Notes:

content: [1] It is very likely that this widely-exhibited and well-published painting was in a Hong Kong collection prior to September 1972.

content: [2] In 1973 this and other Indian paintings were in the collection of Marjory Buckle, an American who lived in Hong Kong. When she decided to disperse her collection, she contacted Willie Wolff, a New York City dealer who specialized in Asian sculpture, not painting. According to correspondence between Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Debra Diamond in June 2016: when Ralph Benkaim was in New York City in 1973, Willie Wolff brought the paintings to his attention. Ms. Benkaim does not know the exact date of Mr. Benkaim’s New York City visit because the trip took place prior to their marriage. Mr. Benkaim’s handwritten records indicate that he signed the check in June 1973. There is no paperwork indicating if the check was directly made out to Marjory Buckle and/or if the paintings were shipped directly from Hong Kong to Los Angeles.

content: Everything argues for a somewhat protracted process: it is unlikely that a westerner in the 1970s (other than a handful of well-known professional dealers) could have amassed a collection of Indian paintings in a few months (that is, acquiring after September 1972, when Indian paintings were first listed as antiquities, and then selling by June 1973). Wolff did not take the Buckle paintings on consignment because he did not deal in paintings, and Wolff only mentioned the paintings to Ralph Benkaim when they met in New York City. According to information from Catherine Glynn Benkaim to Debra Diamond in June 2016.

content: [3] See Acquisition Justification Form, object file, Collections Management Office.

content: [4] See note 3.

label: Collection

content: National Museum of Asian Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Yoga: The Art of Transformation (October 19, 2013 to January 26, 2014)

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

content: Marjory Buckle

content: Ralph and Catherine Benkaim

content: Catherine Glynn Benkaim (born 1946)

content: Nurpur, Himachal Pradesh state, India

content: Parvati

content: Shiva

content: India

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection

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

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

content: Painting

content: Opaque watercolor, gold, and applied beetle wing on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (Image): 19.1 × 18.4 cm (7 1/2 × 7 1/4 in)

name:
Buckle, Marjory
Benkaim, Ralph and Catherine
Benkaim, Catherine Glynn

place:
Nurpur
Himachal Pradesh state
India

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

content: India

label: Title

content: Sadashiva worshipped by Parvati

title_sort: SADASHIVA WORSHIPPED BY PARVATI

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Sadashiva worshipped by Parvati


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

content: To 1902

content: Frederick Keppel and Co., London, to 1902 [1]

content: From 1902 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Frederick Keppel and Co., London, in 1902 [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, 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: James McNeill Whistler Pastels, Etchings, Paintings, Watercolors (November 11, 1976 to June 24, 1977)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Frederick Keppel and Co. (1868-1940) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

content: metal

content: copper

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Tool and Equipment

content: Copper

content: H x W: 25.4 x 18.2 cm (10 x 7 3/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Metal-work

content: United States

object_type:
Tools and equipment
Copper (metal)

content: Cancelled Printing Plate for The Piazzetta

title_sort: CANCELLED PRINTING PLATE FOR THE PIAZZETTA

label: High-resolution TIFF


label: Date

content: 305 BCE-14 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 48, 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

label: Topic

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Glass

content: H (overall): 1.5 cm (9/16 in)

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Fragment of a bar for inlay

title_sort: FRAGMENT OF A BAR FOR INLAY

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Fragment of a bar for inlay


content: 305 BCE-14 CE

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period

content: To 1909

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pgs. 1 and 40, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: 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

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

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

label: Title

content: Bead, spherical; large bore

title_sort: BEAD, SPHERICAL; LARGE BORE

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Bead, spherical; large bore


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

content: To 1907

content: Obach & Co., London, to 1907 [1]

content: From 1907 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. in 1907 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See List of Whistler Purchases Since Making Up the Smithsonian Inventory, pg. 5, 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: Ruffled Feathers: Creating Whistler's Peacock Room (July 13, 2024 to January 21, 2027)

content: Chinamania (2016) (July 9, 2016 to June 4, 2017)

content: Chinamania (2010) (August 7, 2010 to August 7, 2011)

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

content: flower

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Drawing

content: Pencil, ink, and wash on cream wove paper

content: H x W: 22.6 x 17.1 cm (8 7/8 x 6 3/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Obach & Co.

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Flowers

content: United States

content: Cylindrical jar

title_sort: CYLINDRICAL JAR

title: Cylindrical jar


label: Date

content: 18th century

label: Period

content: Qing dynasty

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

content: Yung Pao Chai, Beijing, to 1909 [1]

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yung Pao Chai in 1909 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Reserved Textile List, R. 11, 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), pg. 18, Yung Pao Chai may have been Yongbaozhai, a shop established in the antique district of Liulichang in 1884.

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: Chinese Ceramics (March 15, 1982 to July 10, 1986)

content: Bicentennial Exhibition: Chinese Art (December 5, 1975 to November 10, 1976)

content: Yung Pao Chai (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: brocading

content: weft patterning

content: tapestry

content: silk (fiber)

content: twill

content: dragon

content: flower

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: cloud

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: flaming pearl

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Costume and Textile

content: Brocade: woven silk and metallic threads

content: H x W: 142 x 113 cm (55 7/8 x 44 1/2 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Chai, Yung Pao

topic:
Art
Silk (fiber)
Chinese Art
Flowers
Flaming pearl
Dragon
Brocading
Weft patterning
Twill
Charles Lang Freer collection
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Cloud
Tapestries

content: China

content: Panel with five dragons, flaming pearls, clouds, and floral patterns

title_sort: PANEL WITH FIVE DRAGONS, FLAMING PEARLS, CLOUDS, AND FLORAL PATTERNS

label: High-resolution TIFF


content: Edo period

label: Description

content: White clay, pinkish buff where exposed.

content: Decoration of grasses incised under clear brown wash; hatching incised under clear glaze (body indented in each area); and flower and grasses painted in black overglaze enamel.

content: Kiln mark stamped on base inside foot rim. Thick iron wash over half, appearing dull yellowish brown; clear glaze on other half of body, appearing gray where it partially overlaps wash.

content: Five spur marks (from clay wads) on foot rim.

label: Marks

content: Kiln mark, "Shiga シカ," in katakana syllables without frame, stamped on base inside foot rim.

content: To 1899

content: Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1899 [1]

content: From 1899 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in 1899 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Pottery List, L. 430, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Tsushima island, Nagasaki prefecture, Japan

content: enameling

content: ceramic

content: flower

content: Shiga ware

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: tea

content: Japan

content: stoneware

content: brown and black glaze

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Vessel

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Stoneware with iron glaze and black enamel over clear glaze

label: Dimensions

content: H x Diam: 8.7 × 9.2 cm (3 7/16 × 3 5/8 in)

label: Style

content: Shiga ware

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Matsuki, Bunkio

place:
Nagasaki prefecture
Japan
Tsushima island

topic:
Tea
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Shiga ware
Stoneware
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Brown and black glaze
Enamel and enameling
Ceramics
Flowers

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Shiga ware cylindrical tea bowl in Oribe style

title_sort: SHIGA WARE CYLINDRICAL TEA BOWL IN ORIBE STYLE

label: Thumbnail Image


label: Date

content: 770 BCE-220 CE

content: Eastern Zhou to Han dynasty

content: To 1915

content: Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1915 [1]

content: From 1915 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1915 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 654, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: animal

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: mask

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Bronze

content: H x W: 8 x 7.9 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

topic:
Bronze
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Animals
Sculpture
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)
Chinese Art
Masks
Metal-work
Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Mask and ring

title_sort: MASK AND RING

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Mask and ring


content: 15th-18th century

label: Period

content: Ming or Qing dynasty

label: Artist

content: Traditionally attributed to Zhao Ji (1082-1135)

label: Provenance

content: To 1916

content: Li Wenqing (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1916 [1]

content: From 1916 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Li Wenqing, in New York, in 1916 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1265, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, LVC Catalogue, 1915, No. 41.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Li Wenqing 李文卿 (ca. 1869-1931) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: duck

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W: 144.8 x 72.9 cm (57 x 28 11/16 in)

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

content: China

content: Two ducks among reeds at the water's edge

title_sort: TWO DUCKS AMONG REEDS AT THE WATER'S EDGE

label: High-resolution TIFF


content: 206 BCE-220 CE

content: Han dynasty

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. 814, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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: animal

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: hill

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Bronze

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 7 x 4.8 cm (2 3/4 x 1 7/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Lai-Yuan & Company

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Finial with hills and animals (boshan)

title_sort: FINIAL WITH HILLS AND ANIMALS (BOSHAN)

title: Finial with hills and animals (boshan)