content: 1550-1196 BCE

content: New Kingdom

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: Egypt

content: glass

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

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Bead


unitCode: FSG

type: edanmdm

label: Date

content: 206 BCE-220 CE

label: Period

content: Han dynasty

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. 628, 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: [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: Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: animal

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Medium

content: Bronze

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 6.5 x 1.2 cm (2 9/16 x 1/2 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Bahr, Abel William

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

type: Country

content: China

object_type: Ornaments Jewelry

label: Title

content: Garment hook (gou)

unit_code: FSG

title_sort: GARMENT HOOK (GOU)

type: Images

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Garment hook (gou)


content: 4th century

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Syria

content: glass

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

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

culture:
Middle Easterners
Syrians

content: Bead

title_sort: BEAD

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Bead


label: Date

content: 12th-13th century

label: Period

content: Goryeo period

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

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Korean Art (November 2, 1959 to November 22, 1971)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Korean Art, 1958 (July 10, 1958 to April 15, 1959)

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: gilding

content: chasing

content: metal

content: silver

content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Tool and Equipment

content: Silver with partial gilding

content: H x W x D: 27.4 x 4.2 x 2.5 cm (10 13/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

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

content: Korea

content: Spoon

title_sort: SPOON

title: Spoon


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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

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

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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: 0.5 cm (3/16 in)

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

type: Continent

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead

title: Bead


content: early 17th-mid 18th century

label: Provenance

content: From 1975-76 to 1992

content: Private collection, collected from Wihan Somdet Palace, Ayutthaya, Thailand between 1975 and 1976. [1]

content: From 1992

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of an anonymous donor. [2]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Curatorial Remark 3 in the object record.

content: [2] See Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.

content: Freer Study Collection

content: Anonymous

content: Possibly Netherlands

content: glass

content: Thailand

content: Southeast Asian Art

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Anonymous donor

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

content: Unclassified

label: Medium

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 3.2 x 2.8 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/8 in)

topic:
Art
Glass
Southeast Asian Art

content: Thailand

label: Title

content: Glass fragment

title_sort: GLASS FRAGMENT

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Glass fragment


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.

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)

content: Egypt

content: glass

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

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

content: Diam: 0.3 cm (1/8 in)

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Bead


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 4, 1

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonné," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G109, state not provided.

content: To 1893

content: M. Knoedler & Co., New York to 1893 [1]

content: From 1893 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, in March of 1893 [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 print is part of a set that was purchased from Knoedler and Co. in March of 1893. The set was kept in the Reserve Section until January of 1921, when it was transferred to the Smithsonian Institution and each print given a registration number for that year (see Curatorial Remark 1, G. D. Guest, 1921, in the object package). See also, Accession List, Collections Management Office.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

label: Topic

content: drypoint

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: cancelled plate

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

content: Drypoint; ink on paper

content: H x W: 20.8 x 13.3 cm (8 3/16 x 5 1/4 in)

name:
Knoedler
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: United States

content: Draped Model

title_sort: DRAPED MODEL

title: Draped Model


content: Edo period

label: School/Tradition

content: Kano

label: Provenance

content: To 1903

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1903 [1]

content: From 1903 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1903 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Screen List, pg. 22, 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: Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Buddhism

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: angel

content: Japan

content: apsara

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Drawing

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 27 x 19.7 cm (10 5/8 x 7 3/4 in)

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

culture: Buddhists Japanese Apsarases

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Buddhist angel--Apsaras

title_sort: BUDDHIST ANGEL--APSARAS

title: Buddhist angel--Apsaras


label: Date

label: Period

content: Muromachi period

label: Artist

content: Takuma Eiga 宅間栄賀 (fl. early 14th century)

content: The Buddhist deity Fugen, a bodhisattva (enlightened being), is usually depicted riding an elephant. In this small ink painting, the animal lies on the ground in what is clearly an earthly setting, while the youthful Fugen reads from a sutra (sacred text).

content: Zen Buddhism, which came to Japan from China, had a profound effect on Japanese spiritual and artistic life. Ink painting became established in Japan through the strong patronage of Zen monasteries, and its influence spread to artists of other sects.

content: Takuma Eiga was trained in traditional Buddhist painting techniques that used colors and gold. Here, only ink and the slightest tint of pink on the figure and the elephant are used. In contrast to the resplendent clothing and jewelry seen in traditional Buddhist paintings and sculpture, Fugen wears the robes of a Buddhist monk.

content: To 1904

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

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Kakemono List, S.I. 42, pg. 134, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Mind Over Matter: Zen in Medieval Japan (March 5, 2022 - July 24, 2022)

content: The Power of Words in an Age of Crisis (October 14, 2017 to May 6, 2018)

content: Religious Art of Japan (December 18, 2002 to January 4, 2015)

content: Japanese Art (May 9, 1993 to June 27, 1994)

content: Japanese Art (November 7, 1986 to July 19, 1988)

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

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Buddhism

content: elephant

content: Muromachi period (1333 - 1573)

content: reading

content: sutra

content: Japan

content: halo

content: Fugen

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 69.4 × 42 cm (27 5/16 × 16 9/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Matsuki, Bunkio

topic:
Fugen
Charles Lang Freer collection
Reading
Art
Animals
Muromachi period (1333 - 1573)
Japanese Art
Sutra
Elephants
Halo
Kakemono

culture: Buddhists Japanese

content: Japan

content: Fugen

title_sort: FUGEN

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Fugen


content: 206 BCE-220 CE

content: Han dynasty

label: Provenance

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] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Bronze List, S.I. 547, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: bird

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

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: Bronze

content: H x W: 6 x 9.1 cm (2 3/8 x 3 9/16 in)

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

content: China

content: Finial in the form of a bird

title_sort: FINIAL IN THE FORM OF A BIRD

title: Finial in the form of a bird


label: Date

content: 5th century BCE

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty

content: Probably unearthed near the site of the ancient city of Shouchun (in the modern province of Anhui). [1]

content: To 1924

content: Orvar Karlbeck. [2]

content: From 1924

content: Freer Gallery of Art, purchased by Carl Whiting Bishop from Orvar Karlbeck. [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to Bishop’s unpublished report, Archaeological Research in China, 1924-34, Mr. Karlbeck had acquired nearly all the objects near the site of the ancient city of Shouchun (in the modern province of Anhui). See Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [3] Curatorial Remark 2 and 5 in the object record.

content: The object was transferred from the Freer Study Collection (Bishop Collection) to the permanent collection in August 8, 1974. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.

content: For further information also refer to “Part IV, List 2: A Complete List of Objects in the Bishop Collection” from Sarah L. Newmeyer’s Interim Report (1976), copy in the Carl Whiting Bishop Collection file, Collections Management Office.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Orvar Karlbeck (1879-1967)

content: China

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Carl Whiting Bishop collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

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

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Tool and Equipment

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Bronze

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 8.1 x 7.2 cm (3 3/16 x 2 13/16 in)

topic:
Bronze
Art
Sculpture
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)
Chinese Art
Carl Whiting Bishop collection
Metal-work

content: China

label: Title

content: Axle cap and linchpin

title_sort: AXLE CAP AND LINCHPIN

title: Axle cap and linchpin


content: 12th-13th century

label: Period

content: Goryeo period

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

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Bronze

content: H x W x D: 6.9 x 1.6 x 0.8 cm (2 11/16 x 5/8 x 5/16 in)

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

content: Korea

content: Topknot pin

title_sort: TOPKNOT PIN

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Topknot pin


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

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 G76 state 3 of 4.

label: Provenance

content: To 1888

content: Frederick Keppel and Co., London, England, and New York to 1888 [1]

content: From 1888 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Frederick Keppel and Co. in 1888 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See List of Whistler Objects Transferred to Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object was kept in the Reserve Section until January 1921, when it was removed to the main collection and given a registration number for that year.

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

label: Topic

content: etching (printing process)

content: bridge

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W (overall): 13.8 x 21.3 cm (5 7/16 x 8 3/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Frederick Keppel and Co.

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

content: United States

content: Old Hungerford Bridge

title_sort: OLD HUNGERFORD BRIDGE

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Old Hungerford Bridge


label: Date

content: Possibly Ming dynasty

content: Formerly attributed to Huang Quan (903-968)

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Album List, pg. 29, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. According to Ingrid Larsen, "'Don’t Send Ming or Later Pictures': Charles Lang Freer and the First Major Collection of Chinese Painting in an American Museum," Ars Orientalis vol. 40 (2011), Loon Gu Sai was possibly Lunguzhai, a store in the antiques district of Liulichang.

content: This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: bird

content: flower

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 23.4 x 19 cm (9 3/16 x 7 1/2 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Sai, Loon Gu

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

content: China

content: A branch of loquats and a bird

title_sort: A BRANCH OF LOQUATS AND A BIRD

title: A branch of loquats and a bird


content: ca. 3300-2250 BCE

label: Period

content: Late Neolithic period

label: Description

content: Axe of the type fu 斧; rounded blade edge and gently curved sides; perforation bored from both sides leaving median ridge; one surface is mottled yellow and orange with areas and veins of incipient disintegration; opposite surface is pale olive tan with profuse white decomposition. (Corner broken.)

content: Acquired with a box, now lost.

content: Possibly excavated in Hsia-hsi, Chekiang [1]

content: To 1916

content: You Xiaoxi, Shanghai, to 1916 [2]

content: From 1916 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi, in New York in 1916 [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, this object was "said to have been excavated in Hsia-hsi, Chekiang."

content: [2] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1044, pg. 232, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [3] See note 2.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (late 19th-early 20th century) (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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Ceremonial Object

label: Medium

content: Jade (nephrite)

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 12 × 16.3 × 0.7 cm (4 11/16 × 6 7/16 × 1/4 in)

date:
BCE 2000s
BCE 3000s

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
You, Xiaoxi

place:
Lake Tai region
China

culture:
Chinese
Liangzhu culture

room: Gallery 19

building: Freer

content: China

label: Title

content: Axe (fu 斧)

title_sort: AXE (FU 斧)

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Axe (fu 斧)


label: Date

content: 12th-13th century

content: Song dynasty (Later Kingdom of Dali)

label: Label

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

label: Provenance

content: To 1926

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1926 [1]

content: From 1926

content: Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1926 [2]

content: Notes:

content: [1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Enlightened Beings: Buddhism in Chinese Paintings (September 1, 2012 to February 24, 2013)

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, West Corridor, 1947 (January 8, 1947 to February 10, 1947)

content: Stone Sculpture, Buddhist Bronze, and Chinese Painting (May 2, 1923 to February 25, 1956)

content: Chinese Painting and Pottery (May 2, 1923 to March 22, 1943)

content: Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: Buddhism

content: peacock

content: crane

content: Buddha

content: bodhisattva

content: Song dynasty (960 - 1279)

content: sutra

content: China

content: preaching

content: mudra

content: Chinese Art

content: Kingdom of Dali (1096-1253)

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: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

content: Painting

content: Ink, color, and gold on paper

content: H x W (image): 28 x 52.4 cm (11 x 20 5/8 in)

name:
buddha
Yamanaka and Co.

topic:
Peacock
Art
Song dynasty (960 - 1279)
Chinese Art
Preaching
Mudra
Sutra
Kingdom of Dali (1096-1253)
Crane
Bodhisattva

culture: Buddhists Chinese

content: China

content: The Buddha addressing Yamaraja at Kusinagara 釋迦牟尼佛會圖

title_sort: THE BUDDHA ADDRESSING YAMARAJA AT KUSINAGARA 釋迦牟尼佛會圖

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image


content: 16th century

label: Period

content: Muromachi or Momoyama period

content: To 1905

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

content: From 1905 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono List, L. 507, pg. 140, 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: Exhibition History

content: Japanese Art from the Collection (October 26, 2024 - ongoing)

content: Religious Art of Japan (December 18, 2002 to January 4, 2015)

content: Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons in Japanese Art (September 14, 1977 to April 8, 1978)

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Korean Ceramics with Korean and Japanese Paintings (February 15, 1955 to April 13, 1955)

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: flower

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Color and ink on paper

content: H x W (image): 94.4 × 47.4 cm (37 3/16 × 18 11/16 in)

name:
Kobayashi, Bunshichi
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: Japan

content: Birds and flowers

title_sort: BIRDS AND FLOWERS

title: Birds and flowers


label: Date

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

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

content: To 1911

content: Li Wenqing (circa 1869-1931), Shanghai to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 774, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: insect

content: flower

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 41 x 197.3 cm (16 1/8 x 77 11/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Li, Wenqing

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Melon vines, flowers, and insects

title_sort: MELON VINES, FLOWERS, AND INSECTS

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Melon vines, flowers, and insects


content: early 17th-mid 18th century

label: Provenance

content: From 1975-76 to 1992

content: Private collection, collected from Wihan Somdet Palace, Ayutthaya, Thailand between 1975 and 1976. [1]

content: From 1992

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of an anonymous donor. [2]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Curatorial Remark 3 in the object record.

content: [2] See Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.

content: Freer Study Collection

content: Anonymous

label: Origin

content: Possibly Netherlands

label: Topic

content: glass

content: Thailand

content: Southeast Asian 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 Anonymous donor

content: Unclassified

content: Glass

content: H x W: 5.7 x 3.9 cm (2 1/4 x 1 9/16 in)

content: Thailand

content: Glass fragment

label: Screen Image

title: Glass fragment


content: 16th-17th century

label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

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

content: To 1916

content: Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1916 [1]

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1223, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history. See Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: landscape

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: mountain

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Painting

content: Ink on paper

content: H x W (image): 55.2 × 27.7 cm (21 3/4 × 10 15/16 in)

name:
Wang, Jiantang
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: China

content: Landscape: mountain peaks and valley

title_sort: LANDSCAPE: MOUNTAIN PEAKS AND VALLEY

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Landscape: mountain peaks and valley


label: Date

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 6, 2

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G70 state 4 of 6.

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

content: To 1898

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

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Drawings, Etchings, and Lithographs, 1959 (April 15, 1959 to November 2, 1959)

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

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

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Prints, East Corridor (January 5, 1944 to January 8, 1947)

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

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

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

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

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: etching (printing process)

content: river

content: man

content: boat

content: cathedral

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Etching; ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 27.4 x 20.1 cm (10 13/16 x 7 15/16 in)

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

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

content: United States

content: Rotherhithe

title_sort: ROTHERHITHE

title: Rotherhithe


content: 15th-18th century

content: Ming or Qing dynasty

content: Formerly attributed to Zhang Gui (active mid-12th century)

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. 1278, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, LVC Catalogue, 1915, No. 75.

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: landscape

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: plum blossom

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W: 149.4 x 81.1 cm (58 13/16 x 31 15/16 in)

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Man and woman enjoying plum blossoms

title_sort: MAN AND WOMAN ENJOYING PLUM BLOSSOMS

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Man and woman enjoying plum blossoms


label: Date

content: 206 BCE-220 CE

label: Period

content: Han dynasty

content: Marcel Bing (1875-1920), Paris, purchased in interior China [1]

content: To 1913

content: Yamanaka & Company, New York purchased from Marcel Bing, to 1913 [2]

content: From 1913 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1913 [3]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to Curatorial Remark 3., C.L.Freer, undated, in the object record: " Very important. Marcel Bing bought this specimen on one of his trips to interior China and afterwards sold it to Mr. Miya of Yamanaka and Company, who afterwards sold it to me."

content: [2] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Bronze List, S.I. 437-450, page 103, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, note 1.

content: [3] See note 2.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Marcel Bing (1875-1920)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: casting

content: gilding

content: inlay (process)

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: figure

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Bronze with gilding and turquoise inlay

content: H x W: 16.5 x 9.6 cm (6 1/2 x 3 3/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.
Bing, Marcel

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

content: China

content: Garment hook (daigou)

title_sort: GARMENT HOOK (DAIGOU)

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Garment hook (daigou)


content: 17th century

content: Ming or Qing dynasty

label: Artist

content: Formerly attributed to Qian Xuan 錢選 (late 13th century)

label: Provenance

content: To 1911

content: Li Wenqing (circa 1869-1931), Shanghai to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Reserved Kakemono List, L. 867, 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: Children at Play in Chinese Painting (November 14, 2009 to May 23, 2010)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: child

content: willow tree

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 137.6 x 70.9 cm (54 3/16 x 27 15/16 in)

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

content: China

content: Four children under a willow tree

title_sort: FOUR CHILDREN UNDER A WILLOW TREE

title: Four children under a willow tree


content: Ming dynasty

content: Sui Chanshi (15th century)

content: To 1917

content: C.K. Wong, Shanghai, China, to 1917 [1]

content: From 1917 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from C.K. Wong, in New York in 1917 [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. 52, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: C. K. Wong (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: Buddhism

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: Manjushri

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

content: Painting

content: Ink and gold on blue paper

content: H x W (image, each): 29.2 x 31.4 cm (11 1/2 x 12 3/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Wong, C. K.

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

content: China

label: Title

content: The Pilgrimage of Sudhana

title_sort: THE PILGRIMAGE OF SUDHANA

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: The Pilgrimage of Sudhana


label: Date

label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Album List, pg. 30, S.I. 8, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. According to Ingrid Larsen, "'Don’t Send Ming or Later Pictures': Charles Lang Freer and the First Major Collection of Chinese Painting in an American Museum," Ars Orientalis vol. 40 (2011), Loon Gu Sai was possibly Lunguzhai, a store in the antiques district of Liulichang.

content: This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: landscape

content: tree

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: river

content: man

content: reading

content: boat

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

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Painting

content: Ink and tint on silk

content: H x W (image): 19.5 x 22.3 cm (7 11/16 x 8 3/4 in)

topic:
Trees
Charles Lang Freer collection
Landscapes
Reading
Boats and boating
Art
Chinese Art
Men
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Rivers

content: China

content: River landscape: a man reading in a boat moored under a blossoming tree

title_sort: RIVER LANDSCAPE: A MAN READING IN A BOAT MOORED UNDER A BLOSSOMING TREE

label: High-resolution JPEG


content: Edo period

label: Artist

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

label: Provenance

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: landscape

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: fishing

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink on paper

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

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

content: Japan

content: Landscape: figures fishing from boats

title_sort: LANDSCAPE: FIGURES FISHING FROM BOATS

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Landscape: figures fishing from boats


content: 206 BCE-220 CE

content: Han dynasty

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: casting

content: gilding

content: metal

content: bronze

content: animal

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

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Bronze

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 8.1 x 2.7 cm (3 3/16 x 1 1/16 in)

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

content: China

content: Garment hook (daigou)

title: Garment hook (daigou)


label: Date

content: 206 BCE-220 CE

label: Period

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. 807, 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: Lai-Yuan & Company (ca. 1915-April 1921) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: casting

content: gilding

content: metal

content: bronze

content: animal

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Bronze with gilding

content: H x W: 17 x 4.3 cm (6 11/16 x 1 11/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Lai-Yuan & Company

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Garment hook (daigou)

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Garment hook (daigou)


content: 4th-6th century

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: 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: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: glass

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

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

content: Bead

title_sort: BEAD

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Bead


content: late 15th-early 16th century

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

content: bird

content: Muromachi period (1333 - 1573)

content: lotus

content: Japan

content: Surya

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: deva

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Color and gold on paper

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

topic:
Surya
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Animals
Muromachi period (1333 - 1573)
Japanese Art
Birds
Lotus
Deva
Kakemono

content: Japan

content: One of the twelve deva: Nit'-ten (Surya)

title_sort: ONE OF THE TWELVE DEVA: NIT'-TEN (SURYA)

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image


content: ca. 1605-1610

content: Adil Shahi dynasty

label: Artist

content: Probably by Farrukh Beg (active early 1580s–1619)

label: Court

content: Mughal Court

label: School/Tradition

content: Mughal school

content: To 1907

content: Dikran G. Kelekian (1868-1951), Cairo, Egypt, Paris, France, and New York to 1907 [1]

content: From 1907 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Dikran G. Kelekian, New York, in 1907 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See List of Persian Manuscripts and Miniatures, pg. 105, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Also, the presence of a stamp of "Exposition d'Art Musulman, Palais des Champs Elysees, 1893" has been observed on the reverse of the folio (see Curatorial Remark 10, Debra Diamond, February 3, 2011, in the object record).

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Body Image (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

content: Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016)

content: Female Imagery in Indian Painting (February 9 to August 5, 1996)

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

content: The Imperial Image: Painting for the Mughal Court (September 25, 1981 to 30 March 1982)

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Art, Gallery 8 (July 15, 1958 to January 1, 1963)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Bijapur, Karnataka state, Deccan plateau, India

label: Topic

content: marbling

content: Christianity

content: child

content: Virgin Mary

content: Adil Shahi dynasty (1489 - 1686)

content: book

content: India

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (overall): 16 x 11.1 cm (6 5/16 x 4 3/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Kelekian, Dikran Garabed

place:
Bijapur
Deccan plateau
Karnataka state
India

topic:
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Books and reading
Adil Shahi dynasty (1489 - 1686)
Children
Marbling
Virgin Mary

culture:
Christians
Himalayan peoples
South Asians

content: India

content: A Christian subject: The Madonna and Child

title_sort: A CHRISTIAN SUBJECT: THE MADONNA AND CHILD


label: Date

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 3, 1

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G200 state 1 of 12.

label: Provenance

content: To 1906

content: Albert Rouillier (d. ca. 1921), Chicago, Illinois, to 1906 [1]

content: From 1906 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Albert Rouillier in 1906 [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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: The Texture of Night: James McNeill Whistler (June 6, 2009 to July 25, 2010)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Albert Roullier (died ca. 1921) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: etching (printing process)

content: water

content: night

content: architecture

content: palace

content: United States

content: American Art

content: nocturne

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

content: Print

content: Etching and drypoint; ink on paper

content: H x W: 29.6 x 20.1 cm (11 5/8 x 7 15/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Roullier, Albert

topic:
Water
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Night
Architecture
Palace
American Art
Etching (printing process)
Nocturne

content: United States

label: Title

content: Nocturne: Palaces

title_sort: NOCTURNE: PALACES

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Nocturne: Palaces


content: 11th-10th century BCE

label: Period

content: Western Zhou dynasty

label: Description

content: The thickened, blunt cutting edge and elaborate decoration indicate that this ax was not a functional weapon, but was used as military ceremonial regalia. Its rounded edge curves up with tips that end in tight curls, and a feline mask with prominent heart-shaped ears standing clear above the surface decorates each face of the blade. Two animals with notched spines and heads turned back grasp the sides, while their long tails curl with the tips of the blade. The openwork created by these animals on the sides is echoed by the notched and zigzagged outline of the tang, as well as the openwork pattern within.

content: This ornate bronze ax demonstrates the importance of military power and the rituals that reinforced that power for the rulers of Bronze-Age China. Its extravagantly openwork outline with curvaceous dragons and large feline mask with ears in high relief on the flat face of the blade are typical of the decorative flamboyance that marked the beginning of the Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050-950 b.c.e.).

content: From at least 1929

content: Jörg Trübner (1903-1930), acquired in China [1]

content: From at least 1930 to 1949

content: Adolphe Stoclet (1871-1949), Brussels [2]

content: To 1965

content: Philippe R. Stoclet, New York, Adolphe Stoclet’s grandson, by descent from his family [3]

content: Sale, Sotheby’s, London, Important Chinese Works of Art Ceramics and Jades, Including the Property of Mr. Philippe Stoclet (from the Collection of the late Adolphe Stoclet)…, May 11, 1965, lot 131: “A rare bronze ritual axe-head,… Chou dynasty,” ill., sold to “Ohly” [4]

content: Private collector, United States [5]

content: In about 1992

content: J. J. Lally & Co. Oriental Art, New York, in about November 1992 [6]

content: Baron G. collection [7]

content: To 1996

content: Oriental Bronzes Ltd., London, to January 1996 [8]

content: From 1996

content: Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Christian Deydier of Oriental Bronzes Ltd., London, England [9]

content: Notes:

content: [1] The object was published and illustrated in a commemorative volume assembled by Otto Kümmel and dedicated to Jörg Trübner.

content: Trübner was a scholar specializing in Chinese bronzes. From 1925 until his premature death in Beijing in February 1930, he worked as an art dealer with his brother-in-law Edgar Worch, who was established in Berlin.

content: Kümmel’s publication comprised objects which Trübner acquired in China and placed through Worch’s gallery in various collections in Europe and United States.

content: See Otto Kümmel, Jörg Trübner zum Gedächtnis: Ergebnisse seiner letzten chinesischen Reisen (Berlin: Klinkhardt & Biermann Verlag, 1930), p. 52, pl. 23.

content: [2] See Kümmel 1930, where the object is published as part of Adolphe Stoclet’s collection.

content: The axe blade remained in the Stoclet collection until Adolphe Stoclet’s death in 1949, see H.F.E. Visser, Asiatic Art in Private Collections of Holland and Belgium (Amsterdam: De Spieghel Publishing Co., 1948), p. 41.

content: [3] See Sotheby’s, London, Important Chinese Works of Art Ceramics and Jades, Including the Property of Mr. Philippe Stoclet (from the Collection of the late Adolphe Stoclet)…, auction cat. (May 11, 1965), p. 52.

content: [4] The buyer of lot 131 is identified as “Ohly” in a list of buyers accompanying a copy of the Sotheby’s catalogue in Freer | Sackler Library.

content: [5] Information provided by Laetitia Chemin of Oriental Bronzes Ltd. in 1996, see Oriental Bronzes Ltd.’s invoice, dated January 21, 1996, copy in object file.

content: [6] The axe blade was advertised with a photographic image by J. J. Lally & Co. Oriental Art in the 1992 November issue of Orientations.

content: [7] See note 5.

content: [8] See note 5.

content: [9] See Oriental Bronzes Ltd.’s invoice cited in note 5.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Honoring Friends: Recent Gifts by Members of the Freer and Sackler Galleries (June 10 to November 25, 2001)

content: Jörg Trübner

content: Adolphe Stoclet (1871-1949)

content: J. J. Lally & Co. Oriental Art (active 1986-2021)

content: Baron G. collection

content: Oriental Bronzes, Ltd. (established 1987)

label: Origin

content: China

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: animal

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

content: mask

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Purchase — funds provided by the Friends of Asian Arts and the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program

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

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Ceremonial Object

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Bronze

content: H x W x D: 19 x 10.9 x 1 cm (7 1/2 x 4 5/16 x 3/8 in)

date:
BCE 0s
BCE 1000s

name:
Stoclet, Adolphe
Trübner, Jörg
Oriental Bronzes, Ltd.
G, Baron
J. J. Lally & Co. Oriental Art

content: China

content: Axe blade (yue)

title_sort: AXE BLADE (YUE)

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Axe blade (yue)


label: Date

content: 19th century

content: Edo period or Meiji era

content: Incense box in shape of seated tanuki with arms extended over paunch. Gold lacquer repairs.

content: Clay: soft, reddish-brown. Raku type.

content: Glaze: dark red-brown and black. Metallic iridescence. Raku-type lead glaze.

content: Mark, incised on base.

label: Marks

content: 1. Mark, incised on base. Further scrutiny of the mark suggests that the bottom-most character of the inscription is not the (hi) [Jap] of Ohi [Jap] but (tsukuru) [Jap], "made by," and that it is followed by an impressed oval seal. The uppermost character also seems to contain the radical 162, [Jap].

content: To 1899

content: Yamanaka & Company, New York, NY, to 1899 [1]

content: From 1899 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1899 [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. 278, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan

label: Topic

content: iridescence

content: lacquer

content: ceramic

content: Ohi ware

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: incense

content: Japan

content: earthenware

content: Japanese Art

content: lacquer repair

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Container

label: Medium

content: Earthenware with lead-silicate glaze; gold lacquer repairs

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 6.6 x 5.1 cm (2 5/8 x 2 in)

label: Style

content: Ohi ware

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

place:
Kanazawa
Japan
Ishikawa prefecture

topic:
Ohi ware
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Lacquer repair
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Incense
Japanese Art
Lacquer
Pottery
Iridescence
Ceramics

content: Japan

content: Incense box in the shape of a tanuki

title_sort: INCENSE BOX IN THE SHAPE OF A TANUKI

title: Incense box in the shape of a tanuki


content: 7th century

label: Period

content: Tang dynasty

content: Right foot broken off.

content: Clay: soft, dense, buff.

content: Unglazed. Face and neck painted with pinkish red; headdress with black.

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

content: Ta Ge Chung, Beijing, to 1909 [1]

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Ta Ge Chung in 1909 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1998, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Henan province, China

content: ceramic

content: Tang dynasty (618 - 907)

content: woman

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Sculpture

content: Unglazed earthenware with pigments

content: H x W: 17.4 x 5.1 cm (6 7/8 x 2 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Ge Chung, Ta

place:
China
Henan province

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Chinese Art
Tang dynasty (618 - 907)
Ceramics
Woman

content: China

label: Title

content: Tomb figure of a female attendant

title_sort: TOMB FIGURE OF A FEMALE ATTENDANT

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Tomb figure of a female attendant


content: 1550-1196 BCE

content: New Kingdom

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Egypt

content: glass

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

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Glass

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

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead


label: Date

content: 12th-13th century

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Korea

label: Topic

content: gilding

content: engraving (incising)

content: metal

content: silver

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

label: Medium

content: Silver with partial gilding

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 5.2 x 1 x 0.5 cm (2 1/16 x 3/8 x 3/16 in)

topic:
Gilding
Goryeo period (918 - 1392)
Silver
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Korean Art
Engraving (incising)
Metal-work

content: Korea

content: Needle case body and cap

title_sort: NEEDLE CASE BODY AND CAP

title: Needle case body and cap


content: ca. 1500

label: Period

content: Lan Na period

label: Label

content: In 1909, Charles Lang Freer purchased this and three other bronze heads of the Buddha from the American Art Galleries in New York City (F1909.48-51). Remarkably different in style, the heads reveal the range of artistic possibilities within the strictures of a single iconographic form. The gentle face of this Buddha is serene and contemplative, emphasizing his meditative focus. His gaze is down and inward, and his lips smile subtly. The snail shell curls over his bulbous cranial protuberance (ushnisha), along with his pierced elongated ears, mark him as a Buddha. Thailand's Buddhist art is remarkable for the way the image of the Buddha transforms subtly across centuries of casting in bronze.

label: Provenance

content: Unnamed Siamese official [1]

content: To 1909

content: Mr. Gadelius, to 1909 [2]

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased at sale, Collection of Siamese and Cambodian Antiquities, Curios and Relics, American Art Association, New York April 6, 1909 [3]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to the object record for F1909.48, Curatorial Remark 5, H. E. Buckman, 1964, the Envelope File contained the following note by C. L. Freer, dated February 26, 1918: "Bronze head of Buddha, life sized. Brought to New York City by Mr. Gadelius during the winter of 1908-1909, and sold along with other Siamese and Cambodian objects, at the American Art Galleries, on April 6, 1909. Mr. Gadelius assured me that this head came from the ruins of Angkor Wat, Cambodia; and this statement appears in the catalogue of the sale. I attended the sale personally and purchased at the same time three other heads, S.I. 68 (F1909.49), 69 (F1909.50) and 70 (F1909.51)." According to Curatorial Remark 6, Louise Cort, February 18, 2002, "The catalogue of the sale of Siamese and Cambodian objects (6 April 1909) noted that they had been accumulated over a period of thirty-five years by a Siamese official."

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [3] See note 1. See also, Original Bronze List, S.I. 69, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Mr. Gadelius (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Thailand

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Buddhism

content: Buddha

content: ushnisha

content: Thailand

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: Lan Na period (1251 - 1774)

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: NMAA Southeast Asia

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Sculpture

content: Bronze

content: H x W x D: 32.1 x 21.3 x 20.9 cm (12 5/8 x 8 3/8 x 8 1/4 in)

name:
Gadelius
Freer, Charles Lang
buddha

topic:
Bronze
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Sculpture
Lan Na period (1251 - 1774)
Metal-work
Ushnisha

culture:
Buddhists
Himalayan peoples
South Asians

content: Thailand

content: Head of a Buddha

title_sort: HEAD OF A BUDDHA

title: Head of a Buddha


content: 17th century?

content: Ming or Qing dynasty

label: Artist

content: Formerly attributed to Huang Quan (903-968)

content: To 1915

content: Tonying and Company, New York to 1915 [1]

content: From 1915 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Tonying and Company, New York in 1915 [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. 49, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. By at least 1917, Tonying and Company maintained business locations in Shanghai, Beijing, Paris, London, and New York, NY.

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: Tonying and Company 通運公司 (established 1902) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: sparrow

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: garden rock

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 26.1 x 31 cm (10 1/4 x 12 3/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Tonying and Company

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Sparrows feeding their young

title_sort: SPARROWS FEEDING THEIR YOUNG

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Sparrows feeding their young


label: Date

content: 1550-1196 BCE

content: New Kingdom

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: 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: 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

label: Medium

content: Glass

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead


content: 10th-3rd century BCE

label: Period

content: Bronze Age

label: Provenance

content: Reportedly excavated at Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-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, Louise Cort, April 5, 2010, and Louise Cort, 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.

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: jade

content: Bronze Age (1500 - 400 BCE)

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Jade (serpentine)

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (overall): 3.5 x 0.6 cm (1 3/8 x 1/4 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Korean Art
Jade
Bronze Age (1500 - 400 BCE)

content: Korea

content: Bead

title: Bead


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Description

content: Standing figure of a woman, with one arm akimbo, posed before a yellow curtain; signed with the butterfly at the left.

label: Signatures

content: Blue butterfly below center left edge

label: Paper/Support

content: On cold-pressed, wove paper.

content: To 1902

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

content: From 1902 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Whistler List, Purchases from Thoebald, pg. 6, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Voucher No. 1, August 1902,

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

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

content: Whistler Pastels and Water Colors (July 1 to July 31, 1974)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

content: Panama-Pacific International Exposition (February 20 to December 4, 1915)

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

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

content: "Notes"—"Harmonies"—"Nocturnes" (May 1886)

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

content: bone black

content: cerulean blue

content: Prussian blue

content: burnt sienna

content: raw sienna

content: emerald green

content: iron oxide red

content: vermilion

content: zinc white

content: strontium chromate

content: cadmium orange

content: Mars pigment

content: yellow ocher

content: underdrawing

content: cadmium sulfide

content: woman

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Whistler in Watercolor

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Watercolor over chalk on paper

content: H x W: 25.2 x 17.5 cm (9 15/16 x 6 7/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Theobald, Henry Studdy

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

content: United States

content: A Note in Green

title_sort: A NOTE IN GREEN

title: A Note in Green


label: Date

content: 1550-1196 BCE

content: New Kingdom

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: 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

label: Medium

content: Glass

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

label: Title

content: Bead

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 5, 4

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G49, no state provided.

label: Provenance

content: To 1896

content: Frederick Keppel and Co., London, England, and New York to 1896 [1]

content: From 1896 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Frederick Keppel and Co. in 1896 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Whistler List, Plates, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object is part of a group (consisting of a set of sixteen plates, as well as one impression of each plate) that was purchased from Frederick Keppel and Co. in January 1896.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

content: Etching; ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 13.4 x 21.4 cm (5 1/4 x 8 7/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Frederick Keppel and Co.

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

content: United States

content: The Pool

title_sort: THE POOL

title: The Pool


label: Date

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

content: 2, 1

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 G295 state 2 of 3.

content: To 1904

content: Rosalind Birnie-Philip (1873-1958), to 1904 [1]

content: From 1904 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Rosalind Birnie-Philip in July 10, 1904 [2]

content: From 1920

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: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Rosalind Birnie Philip (1873-1958) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

label: Topic

content: etching (printing process)

content: horse

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 8.2 x 18.3 cm (3 1/4 x 7 3/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Birnie Philip, Rosalind

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

content: United States

content: The Bucking Horse, Wild West

title_sort: THE BUCKING HORSE, WILD WEST

title: The Bucking Horse, Wild West


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: 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

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Glass

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

label: Title

content: Bead

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Bead


content: Ming dynasty

label: Label

content: When the historical Buddha was nearing the end of his life on earth and was approaching nirvana, he entrusted the protection of the Buddhist faith to sixteen great luohan, who were to remain as “guardians of the Buddhist law” until the future Buddha arrives. Luohan became popular figures in China in the seventh century, and their numbers varied over time, increasing from the original sixteen to eighteen and eventually growing to five hundred. Accompanied by a standing demon, this seated luohan likely derived from the largest group of five hundred. While the elderly luohan appears assertive yet benign, the fierce-looking demon reminds believers to behave themselves in the present life.

label: Provenance

content: To 1911

content: Y. Fujita and Company, Kyoto, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Y. Fujita and Company, in Kyoto, 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. 892, 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: Exhibition History

content: Buddhist Art (May 9, 1993 to August 9, 2011)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Y. Fujita and Company (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: Buddhism

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: demon

content: Arhat

content: China

content: halo

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 139.9 x 78.3 cm (55 1/16 x 30 13/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Fujita

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

culture: Buddhists Chinese Arhats

content: China

content: A luohan and a demon

title_sort: A LUOHAN AND A DEMON

label: Thumbnail Image

title: A luohan and a demon


label: Date

content: Edo period

label: Description

content: Tea ceremony water jar (mizusashi [Jpn]); uneven surface spreading slightly toward the base. Black lacquer cover. Base trimmed in dense spiral.

content: Clay: fine, fired buffish brown, very thinly potted.

content: Glaze: very glossy, mat around top, brown with some blue at edges, over gray

content: To 1898

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1898 [1]

content: From 1898 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1898 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 77, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: The Peacock Room Comes to America [2022] (September 3, 2022 - ongoing)

content: The Peacock Room Comes to America [2017-2019] (October 14, 2017 to January 2, 2019)

content: The Peacock Room Comes to America [2011-2016] (April 9, 2011 to January 4, 2016)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Higashi Sarayama kiln, Fukuoka, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan

label: Topic

content: lacquer

content: ceramic

content: Takatori ware

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: water

content: tea

content: Japan

content: stoneware

content: brown and black glaze

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: The Story of the Beautiful

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Vessel

content: Stoneware with ash and iron glazes; lacquered wooden lid

label: Dimensions

content: H x Diam: 15.8 × 14.8 cm (6 1/4 × 5 13/16 in)

label: Style

content: Takatori ware

place:
Fukuoka prefecture
Higashi Sarayama kiln
Japan
Fukuoka

topic:
Water
Tea
Charles Lang Freer collection
Takatori ware
Art
Stoneware
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Lacquer
Brown and black glaze
Ceramics

content: Japan

content: Takatori ware tea ceremony water jar, Higashi Sarayama kiln

title_sort: TAKATORI WARE TEA CEREMONY WATER JAR, HIGASHI SARAYAMA KILN