content: late 12th-early 13th century

label: Period

content: Abbasid period

label: Description

content: Clay: soft, buff.

content: Glaze: originally cream-white, altered by partial disintegration to a golden and chromatic iridescence; chipped.

content: Decoration: painted in black, under glaze.

content: To 1909

content: Kouchakji Frères, New York, New York to 1909 [1]

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Kouchakji Frères, New York in 1909 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1930, as well as

content: Voucher no. 50, February 1909, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Kouchakji Freres (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Raqqa, Syria

content: iridescence

content: ceramic

content: Abbasid period (750 - 1258)

content: Syria

content: Raqqa ware

content: Arts of the Islamic World

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: stone-paste

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Architectural Element

content: Stone-paste painted under glaze (completely deteriorated)

content: H x W: 24.5 x 3.1 cm (9 5/8 x 1 1/4 in)

label: Style

content: Raqqa ware

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Kouchakji Freres

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

culture: Muslims Abbasids Syrians

label: Title

content: Tile, square

title_sort: TILE, SQUARE

title: Tile, square


unitCode: FSG

type: edanmdm

label: Date

content: 2nd 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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Syria

label: Topic

content: glass

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

content: Diam: 0.9 cm (3/8 in)

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

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

culture:
Middle Easterners
Syrians

object_type: Ornaments Jewelry

content: Bead

unit_code: FSG

title_sort: BEAD

type: Images

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead


content: 1550-1196 BCE

label: Period

content: New Kingdom

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)

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

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

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

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

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

type: Continent

content: Africa

type: Country

content: Egypt

content: Bead

title: Bead


label: Date

label: Artist

content: Emile Francois Dessain (1808-1882)

label: Label

content: James McNeill Whistler is the boy standing on the right.

label: Provenance

content: To 1904

content: Mrs. Emma W. Palmer, Stonington, CT, to 1904 [1]

content: From 1904 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Mrs. Emma W. Palmer in 1904 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Whistler in Venice: The Pastels (January 19 to June 15, 2003)

content: Emma W. Potter (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: France

label: Topic

content: portrait

content: child

content: France

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Drawing

content: Pastel on paper

content: H x W: 52.5 x 41.5 cm (20 11/16 x 16 5/16 in)

name:
Potter, Emma W.
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Portraits
Children

content: France

label: Title

content: Portrait of J. McNeill Whistler and His Brother William (Dr. William Whistler)

title_sort: PORTRAIT OF J. MCNEILL WHISTLER AND HIS BROTHER WILLIAM (DR. WILLIAM WHISTLER)


content: ca. 1796-1798

content: Edo period

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

content: The woman portrayed in this early painting by Hokusai holds the edge of her garment in her mouth, a gesture that signifies passion, perhaps inspired by the love letter she clutches in her right hand. Her sinuous pose, curved like a reversed "S", is highly stylized and closely resembles the pose portrayed in The Princess from the Land of Porcelain, painted by James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) and exhibited in the Freer gallery's Peacock Room. Whistler's work reflects many ideas from his observation of Japanese art. Both Whistler's Princess and this painting by Hokusai were purchased in 1903 by Charles Lang Freer, who is likely to have recognized the similar pose in the Japanese work.

content: Hokusai, a prolific painter and designer of woodblock prints and printed books, enjoyed extraordinary popularity in Japan during his later years. His work became well-known to European and American collectors and artists during the second half of the nineteenth century.

content: To 1903

content: Bunshichi Kobayashi (circa 1861-1923), Boston, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Yokohama, to 1903 [1]

content: From 1903 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunshichi Kobayashi in 1903 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono List, L. 341, pg. 84, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

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

content: Inventing Utamaro: A Japanese Masterpiece Rediscovered (April 8 to July 9, 2017)

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

content: Surveying the Collections: Poets and Parties (July 2, 2000 to February 4, 2001)

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

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Japan Fine Arts Association, 1900 (1900)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: courtesan

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 71.4 × 24.2 cm (28 1/8 × 9 1/2 in)

name:
Kobayashi, Bunshichi
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: Japan

content: Courtesan

title_sort: COURTESAN

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Courtesan


content: 1550-1196 BCE

label: Period

content: New Kingdom

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Egypt

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

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead


label: Date

content: 305 BCE-19 CE

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pgs. 1 and 16, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

label: Topic

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

label: Title

content: Bar fragment for slicing inlays

title_sort: BAR FRAGMENT FOR SLICING INLAYS

title: Bar fragment for slicing inlays


content: 13th century

content: Eastern Ganga dynasty

label: Label

content: Since at least the second century, Indian sculptors created ivory thrones to proclaim royal command. On this splendidly carved throne leg, a gajasimha--a mythical creature combining the strength of an elephant (gaja) and a lion (simha)--calmly dispatches the demonic warrior dangling from its trunk. The sculptor contrasted the forceful curves and broad smooth surfaces of the elephant-lion with an intricately realized mountain landscape. Archers and wildlife gambol through its crags, while a hermit meditates and a lion slumbers.

content: To 1907

content: Spink & Son Ltd., London, to 1907 [1]

content: From 1907 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 933, 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: Connecting Stories at the National Museum of Asian Art (April 29, 2023 - ongoing)

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

content: At the Margins (June 4 to November 30, 1997)

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

content: The Arts of South Asia (May 13, 1985 to December 2, 1985)

content: The Ramayana (July 18, 1983 to April 15, 1984)

content: Hindu and Buddhist Art (April 1, 1982 to July 18, 1983)

content: Hindu and Buddhist Art (January 28, 1981 to September 24, 1981)

content: Indian Art (January 1, 1963 to January 28, 1981)

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

content: Spink & Son Ltd. (established 1666) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Orissa, India

content: ivory

content: lion

content: elephant

content: Eastern Ganga dynasty (700 - 1299)

content: India

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: hermit

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Furniture and Furnishing

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Ivory

content: H x W x D: 34.9 x 15.7 x 13.2 cm (13 3/4 x 6 3/16 x 5 3/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Spink & Son Ltd.

place: Orissa India

topic:
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Cats
Art
Hermit
Animals
Ivory
Eastern Ganga dynasty (700 - 1299)
Elephants

culture:
Himalayan peoples
South Asians

content: India

object_type: Furniture Furnishings

content: Ivory throne leg

title_sort: IVORY THRONE LEG

title: Ivory throne leg


content: 18th century

content: To 1903

content: Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1903 [1]

content: From 1903 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in Japan in 1903 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 335, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. For information regarding purchase location, see Accession List.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Special Exhibit for King and Queen of Nepal (April 26, 1960 to January 1, 1963)

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Tibet

content: Buddhism

content: lotus

content: medicine

content: mandala

content: Tibet

content: dharmachakra

content: Buddha Bhaisajyaguru

content: abhaya mudra

content: varada mudra

content: dharmachakra mudra

content: dhyana mudra

content: anjali mudra

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: thangka

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: Opaque watercolor and gold on canvas

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 61.5 x 41 cm (24 3/16 x 16 1/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Matsuki, Bunkio

topic:
Medicine
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Thangka
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Symbolism
Dharmacakra
Varada mudra
Anjali mudra
Abhaya mudra
Lotus
Buddha Bhaisajyaguru

culture:
Buddhists
Himalayan peoples
South Asians
Hindus

content: Tibet

content: The Eight Medicine Buddhas

title_sort: THE EIGHT MEDICINE BUDDHAS

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: The Eight Medicine Buddhas


label: Date

content: 1st century BCE

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt or Syria

content: glass

content: Syria

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

content: Diam (overall): 1.4 cm (9/16 in)

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead, with large bore

title_sort: BEAD, WITH LARGE BORE

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead, with large bore


content: late 17th-early 18th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Hanabusa Itcho 英一蝶 (1652-1724)

label: Description

content: Signature and three seals. Silk makimono.

label: Signatures

content: Hokusōō Itchō ga　北窓翁一蝶画

label: Marks

content: Artist's seal: Kochūten 壺中天 (?)

content: Artist's seal: Hanabusa shi 英氏

content: Artist's seal: Hanabusa shi 英氏

label: Label

content: In Zen (Chinese: Chan) Buddhism, the sages of Chinese legend-Kanzan (Chinese: Hanshan ) and the temple attendant Jittoku (Chinese: Shide)-became important exemplars of enlightenment in outwardly unconventional form. Here, in a scroll of humorous depictions of deities, sages, and immortals, the reclusive poet Hanshan playfully touches Shide's forehead with his calligraphy brush as Shide naps with his broom in hand.

content: In the following scene to the left, a Chinese immortal both startles and delights a young boy by conjuring a hobby horse from a gourd. According to Chinese legend, this immortal had a magical white mule that he could fold up and insert into a gourd. When he needed his mule for travel, he could revive it to its original form by spritzing it with water. This amusing transformation of the familiar story employs a form of visual play on words and images known as mitate, a popular entertainment in the Edo period (1615-1868).

content: To 1904

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

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 443, 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: Games, Contests and Artful Play in Japan (March 19 to October 23, 2005)

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: child

content: Kanzan

content: Jittoku

content: Daoist Immortals

content: torii gate

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (painting): 25.3 × 342.6 cm (9 15/16 × 134 7/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Tomkinson, Michael

topic:
Daoist Immortals
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Kanzan
Jittoku
Ukiyo-e
Children
Torii gate

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Popular Deities, Sages, and Immortals

title_sort: POPULAR DEITIES, SAGES, AND IMMORTALS

title: Popular Deities, Sages, and Immortals


label: Date

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 4, 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 G68 state 1 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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Untitled Exhibition, Royal Academy, London, 1861 (1861)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

content: drypoint

content: portrait

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Drypoint; ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 22.5 x 15.2 cm (8 7/8 x 6 in)

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

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Portraits
Drypoint

content: United States

content: Axenfeld

title_sort: AXENFELD

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Axenfeld


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Provenance

content: From 1876 to 1892

content: Frederick Richards Leyland (1831-1892), London, from 1876 [1]

content: From 1892 to 1894

content: Estate of Frederick Richards Leyland, London, from 1892 [2]

content: From 1894 to 1904

content: Mrs. James Watney (Blanche Marie Georgiana Burrell Watney), London, purchased from the Estate of Frederick Richards Leyland in 1894 [3]

content: Obach & Co., London, purchased from Mrs. James Watney, through Messrs. Brown and Phillips of the Leicester Galleries, London, in 1904 [4]

content: From 1904 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. in 1904 [5]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [6]

content: Notes:

content: [1] These panels were removed from a staircase in Frederick Richard Leyland's house, 49 Prince's Gate, London (see Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record). When Frederick Richard Leyland died in 1892, 49 Prince's Gate - and its contents - was offered for sale.

content: Leyland's porcelains and other treasures were sold. The house - which still contained these stair panels, as well as the famous Peacock Room - did not bring a high enough offer and it was withdrawn from sale. It was finally purchased in 1894 by Mrs. James (Blanche) Watney. Upon discovering that the Peacock Room could be taken apart and reassembled, Mrs. Watney decided to sell the room. In 1903, Mrs. Watney engaged Messrs. Brown and Phillips of the Leicester Galleries in Leicester Square as agents. Unable to purchase, dismantle, and reassemble the room on their own, Ernest Brown, one of principals, enlisted the cooperation of Obach & Co., a larger gallery on New Bond Street. In 1904, Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room from Obach & Co., and soon thereafter purchased these stair panels (see Curatorial Remark 5, David Park Curry, 1984, in the object record). See also, F1904.61, Curatorial Remarks and Provenance, for more information.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [3] See note 1.

content: [4] See note 1. Also, the exact nature of the transactions between Mrs. Watney, Messrs. Brown and Phillips of the Leicester Galleries, and Obach & Co. is somewhat unclear. Messrs. Brown and Phillips appear to have acted simply as agents for Mrs. Watney, facilitating the sale of architectural fragments of 49 Prince's Gate, from Mrs. Watney to Obach & Co.

content: Obach & Co. appear to have been full owners of these pieces, having purchased them from Mrs. Watney before selling them to Freer.

content: [5] See notes 1 and 4.

content: [6] 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: James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art: Whistler as Decorator (May 11, 1984 to December 5, 1984)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: United States

content: American 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

content: Painting

content: Oil paint and metal leaf on wood

content: H x W: 51.1 x 36.8 cm (20 1/8 x 14 1/2 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art

content: United States

content: Staircase panel

title_sort: STAIRCASE PANEL

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Staircase panel


label: Date

content: 206 BCE-220 CE

label: Period

content: Han dynasty

content: To 1915

content: Lai-Yuan and Company, New York to 1915 [1]

content: From 1915 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Lai-Yuan and Company 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 Bronze List, S.I. 665, 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

label: Topic

content: casting

content: gilding

content: incising

content: metal

content: bronze

content: tiger

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Bronze with gilding

content: H x W: 2.4 x 3.9 cm (15/16 x 1 9/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Lai-Yuan & Company

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Possibly weight with a crouching tiger

title_sort: POSSIBLY WEIGHT WITH A CROUCHING TIGER

title: Possibly weight with a crouching tiger


content: 4th century

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

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

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

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

content: Bead

title: Bead


content: 30 BCE-395 CE

content: Roman Period

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: glass

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

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

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead, hexagonal, fragmentary

title_sort: BEAD, HEXAGONAL, FRAGMENTARY

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Bead, hexagonal, fragmentary


label: Date

label: Period

content: Period of Division, Northern Qi dynasty or later

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 Miscellaneous List, S.I. 148, pg. 59, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Accession List, Collections Management office.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: stone

content: Buddhism

content: bodhisattva

content: relief seal

content: Period of Division (220 - 589)

content: Northern Qi dynasty (550 - 577)

content: China

content: dhyana mudra

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Sculpture

content: Limestone with pigment

content: H x W x D (overall): 30.9 x 18.5 x 6.7 cm (12 3/16 x 7 5/16 x 2 5/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Ge Chung, Ta

topic:
Period of Division (220 - 589)
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Chinese Art
Northern Qi dynasty (550 - 577)
Stone
Bodhisattva
Relief seal

culture: Buddhists Chinese

content: China

content: Seated bodhisattva

title_sort: SEATED BODHISATTVA

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Seated bodhisattva


content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Style of Ogata Kenzan 尾形 乾山 (1663-1743)

content: To 1903

content: Charles Gillot (1853-1903), Paris, to 1903 [1]

content: From 1904 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the sale of the Charles Gillot Collection, Durand-Ruel Gallery, Paris, through Yamanaka Sadajiro (of Yamanaka & Company), in 1904 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Panel List, pg. 12, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] After his death in 1903, a sale of Asian art belonging to French artist Charles Gillot took place in February 1904 at the Durand-Ruel Gallery in Paris. Yamanaka Sadajiro (of Yamanaka & Company) attended the sale and annotated the sales catalogue (which is now in the Freer and Sackler Library) on Charles Lang Freer's behalf (see Curatorial Remark 5, Louise Cort, July 11, 2001, in the object record). Also, see note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Gillot (1853-1903)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: flower

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: lily

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Painting

content: Color and ink on paper

content: H x W: 36.2 x 30.9 cm (14 1/4 x 12 3/16 in)

name:
Gillot, Charles
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

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

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Tiger lilies and grass

title_sort: TIGER LILIES AND GRASS

title: Tiger lilies and grass


content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

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 G304 state 2 of 2.

content: Cox Collection [1]

content: To 1903

content: Obach & Co., London, to 1903 [2]

content: From 1903 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. in 1903 [3]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Voucher No. 1, July 11- November 1903, 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: Cox Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

content: etching (printing process)

content: boat

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Etching; ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 17.4 x 12.5 cm (6 7/8 x 4 15/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Obach & Co.
Cox Collection

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

content: United States

content: Bunting

title_sort: BUNTING

title: Bunting


label: Date

content: 19th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

content: Kishi Ganku 岸駒 (1749-1838)

label: School/Tradition

content: Individualist

label: Signatures

content: In the lower right corner is a signature reading "Gagaku no suke Ganku utsusu" translation: "Copied by the Assistant Director of the Bureau of Music Ganku".

label: Marks

content: Two seals reading 1. "gan" and 2. "ku".

label: Provenance

content: To 1894

content: M. Terauchi, to 1894 [1]

content: From 1894 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from M. Terauchi in December 1894 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note, object file. For price, see Journal Voucher, December, 1894, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Seasons: Tea (February 5 to August 7, 2011)

content: Seasons: Arts of Japan (February 5, 2011 to January 13, 2013)

content: M. Terauchi (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: bamboo

content: Japan

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 51.9 x 67.2 cm (20 7/16 x 26 7/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Terauchi, M.

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

content: Japan

content: Bamboo stems with branches and foliage

title_sort: BAMBOO STEMS WITH BRANCHES AND FOLIAGE

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Bamboo stems with branches and foliage


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 2, 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 G340 state 2 of 4.

content: Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (circa 1829-1891), London [1]

content: To 1903

content: H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, NY, to 1903 [2]

content: From 1903 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co., through Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938), in 1903 [3]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] An undated folder sheet note in the object file states "Hutchinson Collection stamp in corner of print" (see Curatorial Remark 3 in the object record).

content: [2] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Voucher No. 10, March 1903, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [3] See note 2.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

label: Topic

content: etching (printing process)

content: architecture

content: church

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Print

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 12.6 x 17.3 cm (4 15/16 x 6 13/16 in)

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

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

content: United States

label: Title

content: The Church- Brussels (Adoration)

title_sort: THE CHURCH- BRUSSELS (ADORATION)

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: The Church- Brussels (Adoration)


label: Date

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

content: Although Whistler provides few clues to the location of this drawing, it corresponds almost exactly in size with Brasserie à Mayence (F1898.167.) The general treatment of the subject is consistent with other drawings of 1858, and perhaps Whistler here depicts a group from Mayence, Baden Baden, or one of the other towns he visited on his Rhineland trip.

label: Provenance

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

content: To 1898

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

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: woman

content: man

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Drawing

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Pencil on off-white wove paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 14.8 x 9.9 cm (5 13/16 x 3 7/8 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Woman

content: United States

content: Group Conversing

title_sort: GROUP CONVERSING

title: Group Conversing


content: second half of the 16th century -17th century

label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

content: Formerly attributed to Leng Qian (14th century)

label: Label

content: According to its title, this short scroll depicts an idyllic scene on the island of Penglai, the mythological home of Daoist divinities and immortals located in the ocean east of China. However, there is little in the painting itself that suggests the grandeur of such an otherworldly paradise. Instead, the elegant but comparatively modest pavilion epitomizes a wealthy scholar's private retreat in the mundane world. In the window of a room overlooking the water, two men in scholar's robes play the board game weiqi, better known by its Japanese name, go. Providing philosophical paradigms for military strategy, the structure of society, and mankind's place in the cosmos, weiqi was considered one of the polite arts with which every true gentleman and lady should be familiar and was commonly portrayed as a pastime among the immortals. Along an adjacent corridor, a woman brings the players a plate of magical peaches, the food of immortality.

content: On the tree trunk at far left, the painting bears a spurious signature of the shadowy, fourteenth-century Daoist adept, Leng Qian, who was a follower of Li Sixun (651-716/18), originator of the blue-and-green style of landscape painting. In the sixteenth century, Qiu Ying (ca. 1494-1552), the premier Ming dynasty specialist in this style, once copied a scroll that claimed to be Leng's original work, and the current painting, in turn, is a skillfully executed copy of Qiu Ying's reinterpretation of that now-lost composition.

content: To 1911

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

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 726, 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

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

content: East of Eden: Gardens in Asian Art (February 24 to May 13, 2007)

content: Palaces and Pavilions: Grand Architecture in Chinese Painting (September 29, 2002 to March 30, 2003)

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

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

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: landscape

content: playing

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: go

content: Penglai

content: pavilion

content: Daoist Immortals

content: lake

content: China

content: blue-and-green style

content: makimono

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W: 29.6 x 100.2 cm (11 5/8 x 39 7/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Riu Cheng Chai

topic:
Daoist Immortals
Blue-and-green style
Art
Playing
Chinese Art
Penglai
Pavilion
Charles Lang Freer collection
Landscapes
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Lakes
Go (Game)
Makimono

content: China

content: Immortals playing weiqi on Penglai

title_sort: IMMORTALS PLAYING WEIQI ON PENGLAI

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Immortals playing weiqi on Penglai


content: Ming dynasty

content: Traditionally attributed to Li Tang 李唐 (ca. 1050s-after 1130)

label: School/Tradition

content: Zhe School

content: To 1911

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

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 880, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: landscape

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: fishing

content: mountain

content: river

content: boat

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Painting

content: Ink on silk

content: H x W (image): 92.7 × 51.5 cm (36 1/2 × 20 1/4 in)

name:
San, Lee Chiao
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: China

label: Title

content: After the rain: fishing nets drying on the shore

title_sort: AFTER THE RAIN: FISHING NETS DRYING ON THE SHORE

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image


label: Date

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: From the cancelled plate; one of three impressions.

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "K" numbers as assigned in Edward Kennedy's catalogue, "The Etched Work of Whistler," (New York: Grolier Club, 1910; and subsequent editions). This print is K34; second state of two.

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 G40, no state provided.

label: Provenance

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)

content: United States

content: etching (printing process)

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: cancelled plate

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Etching; ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (overall): 9.8 x 13.4 cm (3 7/8 x 5 1/4 in)

name:
Knoedler
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: United States

content: Greenwich Pensioner

title_sort: GREENWICH PENSIONER

title: Greenwich Pensioner


content: 18th century

label: Period

content: Qing dynasty

label: Artist

content: Formerly attributed to Zhao Boju (ca. 1120s-ca.1162)

content: To 1909

content: Riu Cheng Chai, Beijing, to 1909 [1]

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Riu Cheng Chai, Beijing, in 1909 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Album List, pg. 31, 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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: bird

content: flower

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W: 23.5 x 21.8 cm (9 1/4 x 8 9/16 in)

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

content: China

content: Quail and flowers

title_sort: QUAIL AND FLOWERS

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Quail and flowers


content: Edo period

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 Reserved Textile List, R. 122, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: repairing

content: brocading

content: weft patterning

content: silk (fiber)

content: Buddhism

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: monk

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Costume and Textile

content: Silk

content: H x W: 182.5 x 112.5 cm (71 7/8 x 44 5/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

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

culture: Buddhists Japanese

content: Japan

object_type: Costume Textiles

label: Title

content: Brocade, silk. A Buddhist monk's robe, patched: Kesa

title_sort: BROCADE, SILK. A BUDDHIST MONK'S ROBE, PATCHED: KESA

label: Screen Image


label: Date

content: 305 BCE-14 CE

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty to Roman Period

label: Description

content: Fragment of an inlay plate, with a floral design. Mosaic technique: columnar rods and plates. Green, yellow, white, and red in a translucent dark blue matrix.

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: narcissus

content: poppy

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Glass

content: H (overall): 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in)

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

title_sort: FRAGMENT OF AN INLAY PLATE, WITH A FLORAL DESIGN

label: Thumbnail Image


content: 17th century

label: Period

content: Late Ming or early Qing dynasty

label: Artist

content: Spurious signature of Yuan Qian (Mid-15th century)

content: To 1915

content: Lee Kee Son, San Francisco, to 1915 [1]

content: From 1915 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Lee Kee Son 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 Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 978, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Lee Kee Son (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: woman

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on silk panel

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 130.6 x 50.8 cm (51 7/16 x 20 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Son, Lee Kee

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

content: China

content: The Standing Figure of a Woman

title_sort: THE STANDING FIGURE OF A WOMAN

title: The Standing Figure of a Woman


content: ca. 8th century BCE

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty

content: Chinese,

content: Early Eastern Chou, 8th century B.C.

content: Ceremonial vessel of the type "p'an."

content: Surface: coarse green and blue patina, partially covered with a reddish incrustation.

content: Decoration: outside, below the lip, a band in delicate relief.

content: To 1911

content: S. Abe, Kyoto, Japan to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from S. Abe in 1911 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 199, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: S. Abe (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Vessel

content: Bronze

content: H x W: 6.4 x 21.4 cm (2 1/2 x 8 7/16 in)

name:
Abe, S.
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Bronze
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Sculpture
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)
Chinese Art
Metal-work

content: China

content: Ritual vessel (pan)

title_sort: RITUAL VESSEL (PAN)

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Ritual vessel (pan)


label: Date

content: 206 BCE-220 CE

content: Han dynasty

label: Provenance

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Bronze List, S.I. 1101, 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: Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)

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

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork and Painting, East Corridor (February 15, 1955 to August 26, 1955)

content: Special Mirror Exhibition (November 16, 1954 to February 25, 1955)

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork, Pottery, and Painting (March 23, 1944 to May 2, 1946)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Metalwork, 1943 (October 4, 1943 to March 23, 1944)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Mirror

content: Bronze

content: Diam x D: 16.3 x 1.6 cm (6 7/16 x 5/8 in)

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Mirror (chien)

title_sort: MIRROR (CHIEN)

label: Screen Image

title: Mirror (chien)


content: 1550-1198 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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: glass

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

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Glass

content: Diam: 0.9 cm (3/8 in)

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead

title_sort: BEAD

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead


content: 18th century

content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Shuzan

content: To 1904

content: Yamanaka & Company, London, to 1904 [1]

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Reserved Wood-carving List, R. 5303, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Accession List, Collections Management office.

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: Bicentennial Exhibition: Japanese Art (December 15, 1975 to November 10, 1976)

content: Untitled Exhibition, North Corridor (November 20, 1969 to December 11, 1984)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: carving

content: wood

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Costume Accessory

label: Medium

content: Wood

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 11.2 x 3.7 x 3.6 cm (4 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 7/16 in)

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

content: Japan

object_type:
Costume accessories
Costume

content: Netsuke: Riujin

title_sort: NETSUKE: RIUJIN

title: Netsuke: Riujin


label: Date

content: Edo period

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

label: Provenance

content: To 1904

content: Bunshichi Kobayashi (circa 1861-1923), Tokyo, 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] According to the Accession List, Collections Management office, F1904.413-.428 were purchased from Kobayashi and Co. in September and October 1904. See also, Miscellaneous Reserve List, May 1917, R. 5713, Japanese Paintings, Prints, Drawings, and Reproductions, 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: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: man

content: Japan

content: Japanese 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 (sheet and image): 26.8 x 13.7 cm (10 9/16 x 5 3/8 in)

name:
Kobayashi, Bunshichi
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: Japan

content: Standing figure of a man

title_sort: STANDING FIGURE OF A MAN

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Standing figure of a man


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: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: glass

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

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

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

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

label: Title

content: Bead

label: Screen Image

title: Bead


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Label

content: The central focus of this pencil sketch is a fountain, perhaps one of the old stone and metal public fountains from the Rhine region. Such fountains were often located in town squares. The two figures at the right are remarkably stiff, and the drawing has an unresolved quality.

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

content: To 1898

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

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

content: fountain

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: Drawing

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Pencil on off-white wove paper

content: H x W: 12.2 x 6.7 cm (4 13/16 x 2 5/8 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Fountain
American Art

content: United States

content: Figures by a fountain

title_sort: FIGURES BY A FOUNTAIN

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Figures by a fountain


label: Date

content: 206 BCE-9 CE

content: Western Han dynasty

label: Provenance

content: From at least 1933

content: Mrs. Christian R. Holmes (1871–1941), New York, NY, and The Chimneys, Sands Point, Port Washington, Long Island, from at least 1933. [1]

content: From at least 1944 to 1946

content: Tonying and Company, New York, NY, from at least February 4, 1944. [2]

content: From 1946

content: Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Tonying and Company, New York, NY, on February 18, 1946. [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Umehara Sueji, Shina kodo Seikwa, Selected Relics of Ancient Chinese Bronzes from Collections in Europe and America: Part III Miscellaneous Objects, vol. 1 (Osaka: Yamanaka and Co., 1933), pl. 69. Mrs. Holmes lent the object to the International Exhibition of Chinese Art at Royal Academy of Fine Arts in London in 1935–36, see Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Chinese Art, exh. cat. (London: Royal Academy of Arts, November 1935–March 7, 1936), cat. 571 (ill.).

content: [2] The bronze is included on List of Objects Contemplated for Purchase by the Freer Gallery of Art, approved by C. G. Abbot, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, on February 4, 1944, copy in object file.

content: [3] See Tonying and Company’s invoice, dated February 18, 1946, in which the bronze figures under no. B 59: Gilt Bronze Buckle, inlaid with green jade, dragon decoration on both sides / Han, copy in object file. See also Archibald Gibson Wenley’s letter to C. F. Yau, Tonying and Co., New York, NY, dated February 15, 1946, copy in object file, in which Wenley confirms the acquisition of the bronze for the Freer Gallery’s collection.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

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

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

content: Mrs. Christian R. Holmes (1871-1941)

content: Tonying and Company 通運公司 (established 1902)

content: China

label: Topic

content: casting

content: gilding

content: inlay (process)

content: metal

content: bronze

content: jade

content: dragon

content: Western Han dynasty (206 BCE - 9 CE)

content: mask

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: taotie

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

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

content: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Gilt bronze with jade

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 19.9 x 2.1 cm (7 13/16 x 13/16 in)

name:
Holmes, Christian R.
Tonying and Company

topic:
Gilding
Bronze
Art
Inlay (process)
Sculpture
Chinese Art
Western Han dynasty (206 BCE - 9 CE)
Jade
Taotie
Masks
Dragon
Metal-work

content: China

content: Garment hook with dragons and mask

title_sort: GARMENT HOOK WITH DRAGONS AND MASK

title: Garment hook with dragons and mask


content: 16th-17th century

label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

content: Formerly attributed to Qiu Ying 仇英 (ca. 1494-1552)

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 683, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. According to Ingrid Larsen, "'Don’t Send Ming or Later Pictures': Charles Lang Freer and the First Major Collection of Chinese Painting in an American Museum," Ars Orientalis vol. 40 (2011), Loon Gu Sai was possibly Lunguzhai, a store in the antiques district of Liulichang.

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: The Traveler's Eye: Scenes of Asia (November 22, 2014 to March 31, 2015)

content: Tales of the Brush: Chinese Painting with Literary Themes (February 9 to July 27, 2008)

content: In the Mountains (January 31 to August 2, 1998)

content: Chinese Landscape Painting (November 15, 1980 to March 6, 1981)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: landscape

content: camel

content: horse

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: mountain

content: woman

content: travel

content: China

content: blue-and-green style

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 53.1 x 170 cm (20 7/8 x 66 15/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Sai, Loon Gu

topic:
Mountains
Description and travel
Blue-and-green style
Charles Lang Freer collection
Landscapes
Art
Animals
Chinese Art
Horses
Camel
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Woman

content: China

label: Title

content: Travelers on the road to Shu

title_sort: TRAVELERS ON THE ROAD TO SHU

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Travelers on the road to Shu


content: 16th century

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

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

content: To 1909

content: Riu Cheng Chai, Beijing, to 1909 [1]

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 696, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Seasons: Chinese Flowers (July 2, 2011 to January 8, 2012)

content: Chinese Flower Paintings (March 18 to September 22, 1983)

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: insect

content: flower

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: bamboo

content: chrysanthemum

content: butterfly

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 36.2 x 293.3 cm (14 1/4 x 115 1/2 in)

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

content: China

content: Flowers, plants, and insects

title_sort: FLOWERS, PLANTS, AND INSECTS

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Flowers, plants, and insects


label: Date

content: 475-221 BCE

content: Warring States period

label: Provenance

content: John Hadley Cox (1913-2005), method of acquisition unknown [1]

content: From 1991

content: National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, gift of John Hadley Cox [2]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See “Listing of Objects offered to the FGA by Mr. John Hadley Cox,” September 12, 1991, copy in object file.

content: John Hadley Cox (1913-2005) was an educator and a collector of Chinese archaeological ceramic, pottery, and bronze vessels, predominantly from the Changsha region of Hunan Province in South Central China. Upon graduating from Yale University in 1935 (B.A.), he spent two years teaching at Yale University's Yale-in-China program in Changsha. Whilst in China, he amassed his collection of ceramics and other materials from active archaeological sites in the region. During World War II, Cox served as an officer in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (now the CIA), and he was sent to Shanghai in 1945 to collect counterintelligence. Cox was also a fellow of the Harvard-Yenching Institute of Far Eastern Studies, an Assistant Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Michigan, and a linguistics professor at Georgetown University. In 1991, Cox donated 106 potsherds of Thai, Cambodian, Vietnamese, and Chinese origin to the Freer Gallery Study Collection. Cox also left numerous items of his collection to the art gallery of his alma mater.

content: [2] See Deed of Gift from John Hadley Cox, December 19, 1991, copy in object file. This work is part of the museum’s Freer Study Collection.

content: Research completed July 17, 2025

content: Freer Study Collection

content: John Hadley Cox (1913-2005)

label: Topic

content: casting

content: metal

content: Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)

content: cloud

content: China

content: Chinese Art

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of the John Hadley Cox Archaeological Study Collection

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Mirror

content: Diam (approx.): 15.3 cm (6 in)

topic:
Art
Sculpture
Chinese Art
Cloud
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)
Metal-work

content: China

content: Fragment of Mirror. Quatrefoil and molded cloud design

title_sort: FRAGMENT OF MIRROR. QUATREFOIL AND MOLDED CLOUD DESIGN


content: 17th century?

label: Period

content: Edo period

content: To 1904

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1904 [1]

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Panel List, L. 44, pg. 15, 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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Buddhism

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Amitabha Buddha

content: temple

content: Japan

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Color, gold, and silver on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 82.3 x 48.7 cm (32 3/8 x 19 3/16 in)

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

content: Japan

label: Title

content: The Daibutsuden, Hoko-ji, Kyoto

title_sort: THE DAIBUTSUDEN, HOKO-JI, KYOTO

title: The Daibutsuden, Hoko-ji, Kyoto


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

content: To 1906

content: Obach & Co., London, to 1906 [1]

content: From 1906 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. in 1906 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See List of Whistler Purchases Since Making Up the Smithsonian Inventory, pg. 1, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

content: metal

content: copper

content: dog

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Tool and Equipment

content: Steel-faced copper

content: H x W: 7.1 x 9 cm (2 13/16 x 3 9/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Obach & Co.

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

content: United States

object_type:
Tools and equipment
Copper (metal)

content: The Dog on the Kennel

title_sort: THE DOG ON THE KENNEL

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: The Dog on the Kennel


label: Date

content: Edo period

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

label: Exhibition History

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: calligraphy

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on paper

content: H x W (sheet and image): 30.9 x 22.4 cm (12 3/16 x 8 13/16 in)

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

content: Japan

content: The Calligrapher

title_sort: THE CALLIGRAPHER

label: Thumbnail Image

title: The Calligrapher


label: Period

content: Possibly Yuan dynasty

content: To 1917

content: Li Wenqing (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1917 [1]

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1148, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Voucher No. 18, December 1916.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

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: horse

content: Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)

content: dog

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W: 49.9 x 49.9 cm (19 5/8 x 19 5/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Li, Wenqing

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Animals
Chinese Art
Dogs
Horses
Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)

content: China

content: A Tatar, an emaciated horse, and a dog

title_sort: A TATAR, AN EMACIATED HORSE, AND A DOG

title: A Tatar, an emaciated horse, and a dog


content: 206 BCE-220 CE

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. 642, 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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: casting

content: metal

content: lead

content: bird

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Mirror

label: Medium

content: Lead

label: Dimensions

content: Diam x D: 6.5 x 0.4 cm (2 9/16 x 3/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Bahr, Abel William

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Mirror (jian)

title_sort: MIRROR (JIAN)

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Mirror (jian)


label: Date

content: Joseon period

label: Provenance

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

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Korea

label: Topic

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Joseon period (1392 - 1910)

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Tool and Equipment

content: Bronze

content: H x W x D: 25.8 x 3.5 x 2.3 cm (10 3/16 x 1 3/8 x 7/8 in)

topic:
Bronze
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Joseon period (1392 - 1910)
Korean Art
Metal-work

content: Korea

content: Spoon

title_sort: SPOON

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Spoon


content: ca. 1050-771 BCE

label: Period

content: Western Zhou dynasty

content: To 1916

content: From 1916 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 588, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) was a collector and dealer born in Shanghai, China. After he left Shanghai in 1910, he lived, at various points in time, in London, Montreal, and Ridgefield, Connecticut. He established a gallery in New York City in 1920.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

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: 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

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Bronze

content: H x W x D (overall): 5.6 x 5.6 x 1.8 cm (2 3/16 x 2 3/16 x 11/16 in)

date:
BCE 0s
BCE 1000s

content: China

content: Ornament: grotesque animal mask

title_sort: ORNAMENT: GROTESQUE ANIMAL MASK

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Ornament: grotesque animal mask


content: 4th-6th century

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: 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

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

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

content: H: 2.5 cm (1 in)

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

content: Bead

title: Bead


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Description

content: An open door at the back of a kitchen frames a woman sitting in a garden; signed with the butterfly at left, on tablecloth.

label: Signatures

content: Brown-purple butterfly in lower left near edge

label: Paper/Support

content: On cold-pressed, wove paper. Graphite sight marks in all four corners.

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, London, in August 1902 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Whistler List, Purchases from Theobald, pg. 7, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives; and Voucher No. 1, August 1902, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

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

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

content: crop marks

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: chrome yellow

content: Mars pigment

content: yellow ocher

content: indigo

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: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Watercolor on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 24.3 x 14.6 cm (9 9/16 x 5 3/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Theobald, Henry Studdy

topic:
Crop marks
Art
Iron oxide red
Bone black
Zinc white
Cadmium sulfide
Cerulean blue
Vermilion
Yellow ocher
Charles Lang Freer collection
Mars pigment
American Art
Raw sienna
Chrome yellow
Prussian blue
Emerald green
Indigo
Woman
Burnt sienna

content: United States

label: Title

content: Pink Note–Shelling Peas

title_sort: PINK NOTE–SHELLING PEAS

title: Pink Note–Shelling Peas


label: Date

content: 206 BCE-220 CE

label: Period

content: Han dynasty

label: Provenance

content: To 1911

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

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 223, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: casting

content: gilding

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: mask

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Bronze with gilding

content: H x W: 9 x 11.2 cm (3 9/16 x 4 7/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Ge Shang, Ta

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

content: China

content: Mask

title_sort: MASK

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Mask


content: late 17th-early 18th century

content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Hanabusa Itcho 英一蝶 (1652-1724)

label: Description

content: Signature and seal. Paper makimono. One of a pair with F1904.136.

label: Signatures

content: Hanabusa Itcho sho 英一蝶書

label: Marks

content: Artist's seal (below signature): Kunju　君受

label: Inscriptions

content: Outer label (gedai):Hanabusa Itchō Jūnikagetsu makimono 英一蝶十二月巻物

content: To 1904

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

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 442, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: landscape

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on paper

content: H x W: 28.8 x 868.5 cm (11 5/16 x 341 15/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Tomkinson, Michael

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

content: Japan

content: Pastimes and occupations of the twelve months

title_sort: PASTIMES AND OCCUPATIONS OF THE TWELVE MONTHS

label: Thumbnail Image