content: Ming dynasty

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: landscape

content: pine tree

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: river

content: man

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Ink and tint on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 27.2 × 27.9 cm (10 11/16 × 11 in)

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

content: China

content: Landscape: two men on a river-bank under a pine-tree

title_sort: LANDSCAPE: TWO MEN ON A RIVER-BANK UNDER A PINE-TREE

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image


unitCode: FSG

type: edanmdm

label: Date

content: 13th century

label: Period

content: Kamakura period

label: Label

content: The bodhisattva Kannon is the manifestation of the wisdom and infinite compassion of the universal Buddha. Symbolic of his unlimited capacity to care for suffering beings, Kannon is represented in thirty-three distinct forms. Devotion to one of these forms, that of the Eleven-Headed Kannon, was especially popular among Japanese Buddhists from the ninth century. Indeed, social upheaval and apocalyptic fears that swept through Japan in the eleventh and twelfth centuries intensified cult worship of this welcoming, accessible deity.

content: This unusual form is based on a literal interpretation of a passage in Buddhist scriptures that describes Kannon as so overwrought by the sufferings of the world that his head exploded into fragments. Subsequently, his head was reassembled by his progenitor, Amida Buddha. Arrayed on the head are ten small heads, again symbolizing the protective compassion of the diety, and an eleventh head representing the Amida Buddha himself. Strict rules of iconography require three heads to be of bodhisattvas (enlightened beings), three heads to have tusks, three heads to display righteous anger, and a single head to be laughing.

content: In the rendering seen here, Kannon descends to the viewer on a stylized cloud formation. This attitude suggests that the painting may have been used to give solace to the ill or dying, a variation of images used to welcome believers into the next world.

label: Provenance

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. 42, pg. 14, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Words of Wisdom: Buddhist Calligraphy from Japan (April 1, 2023 to February 25, 2024)

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

content: Japanese Art (January 1, 1963 to July 1, 1966)

content: Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 1 and 2 (February 25, 1956 to January 1, 1963)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Hanging Scrolls, Ceramics, and Sculpture (October 2, 1947 to January 23, 1951)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Ceramics and Painting (May 2, 1946 to October 2, 1947)

content: Japanese Paintings Buddhist Etc. (January 5, 1928 to December 8, 1941)

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

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: Buddhism

content: bodhisattva

content: Kamakura period (1185 - 1333)

content: Avalokiteshvara

content: Amitabha Buddha

content: Kannon

content: Japan

content: halo

content: varada mudra

content: kalasa

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Color and gold on silk

content: H x W (image): 102.2 × 41 cm (40 1/4 × 16 1/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Kamakura period (1185 - 1333)
Art
Kannon
Amitabha Buddha
Japanese Art
Varada mudra
Avalokite?svara (Buddhist deity)
Bodhisattva
Kalasa
Halo
Kakemono

culture: Buddhists Japanese

type: Country

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Eleven-headed Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Jūichimen Kannon)

unit_code: FSG

title_sort: ELEVEN-HEADED BODHISATTVA AVALOKITESHVARA (JŪICHIMEN KANNON)

type: Images


content: Edo period

label: Description

content: Flower vase, tall, square, with round neck and thick lip.

content: Clay: fine, fired dark reddish brown.

content: Glaze: copper green mottled with black above; yellowish buff below.

content: Decoration: two rows of deep notches down each side.

content: To 1897

content: Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1897 [1]

content: From 1897 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1897 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 111, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

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

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Fukuoka prefecture or Kumamoto prefecture, Japan

content: ceramic

content: flower

content: Agano ware

content: Shodai ware

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: stoneware

content: copper-green glaze

content: rice-straw-ash glaze

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: The Story of the Beautiful

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Vessel

content: Stoneware with rice-straw ash and copper-green glazes

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 23.7 x 8.3 cm (9 5/16 x 3 1/4 in)

label: Style

content: Agano or Shodai ware

place:
Fukuoka prefecture
Japan
Kumamoto prefecture

topic:
Rice-straw-ash glaze
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Stoneware
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Pottery
Shodai ware
Ceramics
Flowers
Copper-green glaze

content: Japan

content: Yatsushiro or Shodai ware vase in the form of an archaic Chinese cong

title_sort: YATSUSHIRO OR SHODAI WARE VASE IN THE FORM OF AN ARCHAIC CHINESE CONG

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image


label: Date

content: 17th century

label: Period

content: Ming or Qing dynasty

content: Depicts the Buddha, wearing a red robe, seated on an elaborate throne of multi-colored lotus blossoms with a multi-colored base amid clouds and before a wave-patterned ground and background scattered with lotus flowers. Five seals, no inscriptions, or labels.

label: Marks

content: Five seals

label: Provenance

content: To 1905

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1905 [1]

content: From 1905 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1905 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono List, L. 519, 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. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Beyond Brushwork: Symbolism in Chinese Painting (April 29 to November 26, 2006)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: Buddhism

content: Buddha

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: China

content: halo

content: throne

content: mandorla

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 168.5 x 73.1 cm (66 5/16 x 28 3/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
buddha
Yamanaka and Co.

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

culture: Buddhists Chinese

content: China

content: Buddha enthroned on a mat of kusa grass

title_sort: BUDDHA ENTHRONED ON A MAT OF KUSA GRASS

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Buddha enthroned on a mat of kusa grass


content: mid 18th century

label: Court

content: Mughal Court

label: School/Tradition

content: Mughal school

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

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

content: From 1920

content: National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Charles Lang Freer [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914) was an officer in the British military and a collector of Indian paintings. Born in Petersfield, Hampshire, England, Hanna’s family later moved to London, where he was baptized in 1851. Beginning in 1857, Hanna served as a commissioned officer in the Indian Army and retired with the rank of Colonel in 1889. After his retirement, he resided in London and Petersfield with his younger sisters. According to Hanna, he began collecting Indian paintings around the time of the Indian Rebellion (1857-1859). See letter from Henry Bathurst Hanna to Charles Lang Freer, dated April 10, 1908 [sic, 1907], p. 3, Box 17, Folder No. 10, Charles Lang Freer Papers, National Museum of Asian Art Archives, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

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

content: [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery. This object is part of the Museum’s Freer Gallery of Art Collection.

content: Research updated April 19, 2024

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Colonel Hanna's Pictures (August 21, 1999 to February 6, 2000)

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: India

label: Topic

content: music

content: dancing

content: woman

content: drum

content: lute

content: garden

content: fiddle

content: India

content: musician

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

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

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Color and gold on paper

content: H x W: 28.3 x 18.3 cm (11 1/8 x 7 3/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Hanna, Henry Bathurst

topic:
Musical instruments
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Drums (Membranophones)
Music
Dance
Gardens
Woman
Lute
Musicians

culture:
Himalayan peoples
South Asians

content: India

label: Title

content: A group of women in a garden, entertaining themselves with music and dancing

title_sort: A GROUP OF WOMEN IN A GARDEN, ENTERTAINING THEMSELVES WITH MUSIC AND DANCING


label: Date

content: 13th-14th centuries

label: Period

content: Goryeo period

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

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1917 [3]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to information provided by Yamanaka and Company (see Curatorial Remarks, H.E. Buckman, 1964, and Louise Cort, July 21, 2010, and July 23, 2010, in the object record).

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Korea

content: casting

content: gilding

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Gilt bronze

label: Dimensions

content: H: 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in)

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

content: Korea

object_type: Ornaments Jewelry

content: Belt ornament

title_sort: BELT ORNAMENT

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Belt ornament


content: 2nd-4th century

content: Roman Period

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: 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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

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

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

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

type: Continent

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead

title_sort: BEAD

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Label

content: A Bridge follows the canons of eighteenth-century picturesque landscape imagery. The drawing has an academic quality which sets it apart from other sketches executed during Whistler's Rhineland tour, and the actual site has thus far eluded identification. The scene recalls a heavy stone bridge at Mayence, and similar bridges at Bingen and Coblentz were painted by Turner earlier in the century. Whistler could also have created a composite or imagined scene. Whistler drew with a soft lead, and then sharpened details with a harder pencil, while smudging in shadows with his finger. What is most interesting about the drawing is Whistler's consistency of vision. Although he soon abandoned such academic designs, he remained interested in river banks glimpsed through the arches of a bridge. Later etchings, like London Bridge, (F1898.358) as well as drawings and watercolors are based on such a composition.

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: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

label: Topic

content: landscape

content: bridge

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Drawing

content: Pencil on off-white wove paper

content: H x W: 20.8 x 32.3 cm (8 3/16 x 12 11/16 in)

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

topic:
Bridges
Charles Lang Freer collection
Landscapes
Art
American Art

content: United States

content: A Bridge

title_sort: A BRIDGE

title: A Bridge


label: Date

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G91, state not provided.

content: To 1893

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

content: From 1893 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, in March of 1893 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See List of Whistler Objects transferred to Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This print is part of a set that was purchased from Knoedler and Co. in March of 1893. The set was kept in the Reserve Section until January of 1921, when it was transferred to the Smithsonian Institution and each print given a registration number for that year (see Curatorial Remark 1, G. D. Guest, 1921, in the object package). See also, Accession List, Collections Management Office.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: drypoint

content: woman

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: cancelled plate

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Drypoint; ink on paper

content: H x W: 22.6 x 15.1 cm (8 7/8 x 5 15/16 in)

name:
Knoedler
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: United States

label: Title

content: Lady in an armchair

title_sort: LADY IN AN ARMCHAIR

title: Lady in an armchair


content: mid 19th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Description

content: Clay: dense, grayish. Dark brown on surface.

content: Glaze: deep cream [white slip] on shoulder; neutral olive-yellow touched with brown, on lower body.

content: Decoration: in red and blue enamel and gilding, over glaze. Cherry blossoms and petals scattered over shippo lattice.

label: Provenance

content: To 1899

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

content: From 1899 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Pottery List, L. 284, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Provenance Remarks 1 and 2 in the object record.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Art (October 3, 1947 to February 25, 1956)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Art, 1946 (May 3, 1946 to October 6, 1947)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Tachikui, Hyogo prefecture, Japan

content: ceramic

content: Tamba ware

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: stoneware

content: wood-ash glaze

content: white slip

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Vessel

content: Stoneware with white slip under wood-ash glaze, enamels over glaze

label: Dimensions

content: H x Diam: 10.5 × 6.9 cm (4 1/8 × 2 11/16 in)

label: Style

content: Tamba ware

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Matsuki, Bunkio

place:
Tachikui
Hyogo prefecture
Japan

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Tamba ware
White slip
Stoneware
Wood-ash glaze
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Ceramics

content: Japan

content: Tamba ware bottle for candy pellets

title_sort: TAMBA WARE BOTTLE FOR CANDY PELLETS

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Tamba ware bottle for candy pellets


content: early 1st-early 3rd century

content: Eastern Han dynasty

content: Dish or lid: small, round. Thread mark on base. Glazed pottery.

content: Clay: soft, red.

content: Glaze: lead silicte glaze, green; iridescent; largely flaked off. Under side unglazed.

content: To 1907

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

content: From 1907 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1534, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: iridescence

content: ceramic

content: Eastern Han dynasty (25 - 220)

content: funerary

content: China

content: earthenware

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

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Vessel

content: Earthenware with copper-green lead-silicate glaze

content: H x W: 2.3 x 10.8 cm (7/8 x 4 1/4 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.
Chinese Art
Pottery
Funerary
Iridescence
Ceramics

content: China

content: Tomb dish

title_sort: TOMB DISH

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Tomb dish


label: Date

label: Period

content: Edo period

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Reserved Textile List, R. 219, 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)

content: Japan

content: repairing

content: brocading

content: weft patterning

content: silk (fiber)

content: Buddhism

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: chrysanthemum

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

content: Costume and Textile

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Silk

content: H x W: 198 x 115.8 cm (77 15/16 x 45 9/16 in)

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

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: High-resolution TIFF


content: ca. 475-534 C. E.

content: Northern Wei dynasty

label: Label

content: The inscription on the base of this fragmentary devotional image does not contain a legible date, but the style is consistent with gilt bronzes made during the Northern Wei dynasty (386-535). The image represents the Buddha of the Present conversing with the Buddha of the Past, an event described in the Lotus Sutra, a sacred text. As the inscription attests, lay Buddhist worshipers commissioned the image to accumulate spiritual merit.

content: Museum conservators who removed a layer of earthy incrustation from the work in 1956 found the gilding exceptionally well preserved. The image's excellent condition coupled with its somewhat perplexing mixture of stylistic features from both the fifth and the sixth centuries brought the object under scrutiny as a fake. The soft drapery folds, the rounded faces, and the details of the dragon arch are consistent with fifth-century works, but the "waterfall" drapery cascading over the front of the dais more closely resembles a sixth-century work. Nonetheless, the sculpture is currently accepted as genuine, and detailed scientific examination supports its authenticity.

label: Provenance

content: To 1911

content: Ta Ge Shang, Beijing, 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. 285, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: casting

content: gilding

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Buddhism

content: Northern Wei dynasty (386 - 534)

content: China

content: halo

content: Shakyamuni

content: Prabhutaratna Buddha

content: dhyana mudra

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Sculpture

content: Bronze, gilt

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 13.8 x 13.4 x 6.1 cm (5 7/16 x 5 1/4 x 2 3/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Ge Shang, Ta

topic:
Gilding
Bronze
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Sculpture
Shakyamuni
Chinese Art
Prabhutaratna Buddha
Northern Wei dynasty (386 - 534)
Halo
Metal-work

content: China

content: Buddhas of the Past and Present

title_sort: BUDDHAS OF THE PAST AND PRESENT

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Buddhas of the Past and Present


content: 4th century

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Syria

label: Topic

content: glass

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

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

culture:
Middle Easterners
Syrians

content: Bead

label: Screen Image

title: Bead


label: Date

content: late 12th-early 13th century

label: Period

content: Abbasid period

label: Description

content: Clay: soft, coarse, buff.

content: Glaze: turquoise green. Areas of iridescence and of partial disintegration.

content: To 1908

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

content: From 1908 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1769, as well as Journal Voucher No. 2, December 1908, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

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

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

content: Architectural Element

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Stone-paste painted under glaze

content: H x W x D: 34.4 x 34.5 x 3.8 cm (13 9/16 x 13 9/16 x 1 1/2 in)

label: Style

content: Raqqa ware

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Baroody, M.

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

culture: Muslims Abbasids Syrians

content: Tile, large square. Broken, repaired and restored in plaster

title_sort: TILE, LARGE SQUARE. BROKEN, REPAIRED AND RESTORED IN PLASTER

label: Thumbnail Image


content: Muromachi period

label: Artist

content: Attributed to Kano Masanobu (1434-1530)

label: Provenance

content: To 1904

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

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Reserved Makimono List, R. 380, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

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: Muromachi period (1333 - 1573)

content: Japan

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 25.2 × 21.6 cm (9 15/16 × 8 1/2 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Tomkinson, Michael

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Landscapes
Art
Muromachi period (1333 - 1573)
Japanese Art
Kakemono

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Damaged fragment of screen

title_sort: DAMAGED FRAGMENT OF SCREEN

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Damaged fragment of screen


content: ca. 3300-2250 BCE

content: Late Neolithic period

content: Sword fitting: Pommel of sword or dagger; in form of elongated oval block with projecting hollow and perforated shaft at the base, a plain painted oval form in relief on top is only decoration; mottled cream tones and black; smooth surface except for some rough and chipped areas.

content: Acquired with a box, now lost.

content: To 1916

content: You Xiaoxi, Shanghai, to 1916 [1]

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1058, pg. 236, 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: Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

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

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Lake Tai region, China

label: Topic

content: jade

content: nephrite

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Culture

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

label: On View

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

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Ceremonial Object

content: Jade (nephrite)

content: H x W x D: 3.2 x 7.2 x 2.4 cm (1 1/4 x 2 13/16 x 15/16 in)

date:
BCE 2000s
BCE 3000s

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
You, Xiaoxi

place:
Lake Tai region
China

culture:
Chinese
Liangzhu culture

room: Gallery 19

building: Freer

content: China

content: Axe shaft cap

title_sort: AXE SHAFT CAP

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

title: Axe shaft cap


label: Date

content: 475-221 BCE

label: Period

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: John Hadley Cox (1913-2005)

content: lacquer

content: Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)

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

content: Unclassified

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: H x W (overall): 3 x 7.8 cm (1 3/16 x 3 1/16 in)

topic:
Art
Chinese Art
Lacquer
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)

content: China

content: Fragment with lacquer on one surface

title_sort: FRAGMENT WITH LACQUER ON ONE SURFACE

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Fragment with lacquer on one surface


content: ca. 1600

content: Mughal dynasty, Reign of Jahangir

label: Artist

content: Abu'l Hasan (born 1588 or 1589)

label: Court

content: Mughal Court

label: School/Tradition

content: Mughal school

label: Label

content: Portraits of graceful young men reading or holding flowers are frequent in Iranian painting though rare in Mughal art. This drawing of an elegant youth is by the master painter Abu'l Hasan. Known as "Nadir-al-zaman" (Wonder of the Age), Abu'l Hasan was one of the finest painters of the Mughal emperor Jahangir's atelier.

content: To 1907

content: Siegfried Bing (1838-1905), Paris, to 1907 [1]

content: From 1907 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Siegfried Bing in 1907 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] This object was at one time believed to have been purchased by Charles Lang Freer from Colonel H.B. Hanna. However, further research has revealed that it was acquired from Siegfried Bing. The purchase of this image is recorded in Charles Lang Freer's Notes on his European Trip Purchases of 1907 with the description "Bought from M. Bing - 1 Persian Painting - A man sitting on a bench reading a book - He wears a sword - upright 6 x 4)." A voucher for the purchase of this painting from M. Bing is in the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives (see Curatorial Remark 11, Debra Diamond, February 3, 2011, in the object record).

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Colonel Hanna's Pictures (August 21, 1999 to February 6, 2000)

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

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

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

content: Siegfried Bing (1838-1905) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: India

content: man

content: Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)

content: Reign of Jahangir (1605 - 1627)

content: India

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 12.4 x 7.3 cm (4 7/8 x 2 7/8 in)

name:
Bing, Siegfried
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Reign of Jahangir (1605 - 1627)
Men
Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)

content: India

label: Title

content: Seated youth

title_sort: SEATED YOUTH

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Seated youth


label: Date

content: early 13th century

label: Period

content: Kamakura period

content: Kaikei (active ca. 1185-1220)

content: Recent scholarship associates this sculpture of a bodhisattva (enlightened being) with Kaikei (fl. 1180–1220), a master sculptor who contributed to the revival of Buddhist sculpture in the Kamakura period (1185–1333). Proportion and balance in the figure, realistic yet sensitive modeling of the facial features, and graceful, regular arrangement of the garment folds are marks of Kaikei's style.

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

content: Count Tanaka, to 1909 [1]

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Count Tanaka through Samurai Shokai, Yokohama in 1909 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 173, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: The Historical Buddha and Friends (November 3, 2018 to May 5, 2019)

content: In the Shadow of an Apocalypse (October 14, 2017 to October 28, 2018)

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

content: Japanese Art (May 9, 1993 to November 21, 1995)

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

content: Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 1 and 2 (February 25, 1956 to January 1, 1963)

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

content: Count Tanaka (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: wood

content: lacquer

content: Buddhism

content: bodhisattva

content: Kamakura period (1185 - 1333)

content: Japan

content: mudra

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Sculpture

content: Wood with lacquer, gold, copper, and crystal

content: H x W x D: 62.8 × 43.2 × 36 cm (24 3/4 × 17 × 14 3/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Tanaka

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Kamakura period (1185 - 1333)
Art
Wood
Japanese Art
Lacquer
Mudra
Bodhisattva

content: Japan

content: Bodhisattva

title_sort: BODHISATTVA

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

title: Bodhisattva


content: 16th-17th century

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

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

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1236, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, LVC Catalogue, 1915, No. 53. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: Buddhism

content: peacock

content: duck

content: crane

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: lotus

content: Amitabha Buddha

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Pure Land

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

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 120 × 63 cm (47 1/4 × 24 13/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Li, Wenqing

topic:
Pure Land
Peacock
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Chinese Art
Amitabha Buddha
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Crane
Lotus
Ducks

content: China

content: Amitabha Welcoming a Soul to Paradise

title_sort: AMITABHA WELCOMING A SOUL TO PARADISE

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Amitabha Welcoming a Soul to Paradise


content: 305 BCE-14 CE

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman period

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pgs. 1 and 28, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Syria?

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Unclassified

label: Medium

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

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

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

label: Title

content: Fragment

title_sort: FRAGMENT

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Fragment


label: Date

label: Period

content: Yuan dynasty

content: Wang Yuan 王淵 (ca. 1280-after 1349)

label: Provenance

content: To 1911

content: Pang Yuanji (1864-1949), Shanghai, China, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Album List, pg. 41, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: hibiscus

content: Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Painting

content: Ink on paper

content: H x W (image): 38.6 × 57.8 cm (15 3/16 × 22 3/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Pang, Yuanji

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Chinese Art
Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)
Hibiscus

content: China

content: Hibiscus

title_sort: HIBISCUS

title: Hibiscus


content: 18th-mid 19th century

content: Edo period

label: Description

content: Tea-bowl, deep semi-globular; on bold foot.

content: Clay: dense, resonant, gray-white

content: Glaze: luminous cream-orange, minutely crackled

content: To 1898

content: Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1898 [1]

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 573, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Saga prefecture, Japan

content: ceramic

content: Hagi ware

content: Karatsu ware

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: tea

content: Japan

content: stoneware

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Vessel

content: Stoneware with ash glaze

content: H x Diam: 9 × 12.5 cm (3 9/16 × 4 15/16 in)

label: Style

content: Karatsu ware, Kenjo Karatsu type

place:
Japan
Saga prefecture

topic:
Karatsu ware
Tea
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Stoneware
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Hagi ware
Ceramics

content: Japan

content: Hagi ware tea bowl

title_sort: HAGI WARE TEA BOWL

label: Screen Image

title: Hagi ware tea bowl


content: 18th century

content: Qing dynasty

label: Artist

content: Attributed to Yuan Jiang (ca. 1694-1743)

content: Formerly attributed to Guan Tong (early 10th century)

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1256, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, LVC Catalogue, 1915, No. 19. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Yuan Chiang School, Chinese Paintings (April 12, 1963 to October 15, 1963)

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: landscape

content: winter

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: mountain

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

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 99.2 × 50.8 cm (39 1/16 × 20 in)

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

content: China

content: Winter Landscape

title_sort: WINTER LANDSCAPE

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Winter Landscape


label: Date

content: 305-30 BCE

label: Period

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty

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

label: Topic

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

content: H: 1.4 cm (9/16 in)

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

label: Title

content: Button bead; plano-convex

title_sort: BUTTON BEAD; PLANO-CONVEX

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Button bead; plano-convex


content: ca. 2nd century BCE

content: Early Western Han dynasty

label: Label

content: The combination of thick gilding and colorful semi-precious stone inlays is characteristic of Han decoration. The subject matter--animals among mountain peaks--alludes to the ideal landscape of the immortals, where man and beast roam free and in harmony with nature. The function of this ornament is unclear, but it may have served as a decorative inset in a much larger piece of furnishing.

content: To 1948

content: Jun Tsei Tai (1911-1992), Shanghai, to February 1948 [1]

content: From 1948 to 1950

content: C. T. Loo & Company, New York, purchased from Jun Tsei Tai in February 1948 [2]

content: From 1950

content: Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from C. T. Loo & Company on June 28, 1950 [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See C. T. Loo's stockcard no. 46032: "Bronze cover, gilded and inlaid with jade and semi precious stones, four mountain-like waves with animals, finely molded and covered with a heavy gild, in the center a flat round jade knob Late Chou," copy in object file. According to an annotation on the stockcard, Loo purchased the object from J. T. Tai in China.

content: Jun Tsei Tai (more commonly known in the West as J. T. Tai), known also as Dai Fubao in Shanghai, was a successful art dealer who was initially based in Shanghai China. Tai became one of C. T. Loo's most prolific suppliers in the 1940s. In 1949, however, J. T. Tai fled with his family to Hong Kong, when Communist leaders came into power. In 1950, he immigrated to New York City, where he established J. T. Tai & Company, a successful company that specialized in the sale of Chinese arts.

content: [2] See C. T. Loo's stockcard cited in note 1.

content: On June 9, 1950, the object was taken by Loo to the Freer Gallery for examination.

content: [3] See C. T. Loo's invoice, dated June 28, 1950, copy in object file.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Chinese Metalwork (May 9, 1993 to March 21, 1997)

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

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

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

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

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1955 (August 26, 1955 to October 25, 1955)

content: Special Exhibition, Chinese Art (April 20, 1954 to November 16, 1954)

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

content: Jun Tsei Tai 戴潤齋 (1911-1992)

content: C. T. Loo & Company (1914-1948)

content: China

content: casting

content: gilding

content: inlay (process)

content: metal

content: bronze

content: animal

content: landscape

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

label: Data Source

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

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Gilt bronze inlaid with jade, turquoise, carnelian, and silver

content: H x Diam: 2.8 x 9.5 cm (1 1/8 x 3 3/4 in)

name:
C. T. Loo & Company
Tai, Jun Tsei

topic:
Gilding
Bronze
Landscapes
Art
Inlay (process)
Animals
Sculpture
Chinese Art
Western Han dynasty (206 BCE - 9 CE)
Metal-work

content: China

content: Gilt bronze plaque with animals in a landscape

title_sort: GILT BRONZE PLAQUE WITH ANIMALS IN A LANDSCAPE

label: Screen Image


content: Edo period

label: Artist

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

content: To 1898

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

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Album List, S.I. 2A, pg. 2, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Edward S. Hull Jr. was Ernest Francisco Fenollosa’s (1853-1908) lawyer. Hull often acted as an agent, facilitating purchases of objects consigned to him by Fenollosa, as well as purchases of objects consigned to him by Fenollosa's

content: well-known associate, Bunshichi Kobayashi (see correspondence, Hull to Freer, 1898-1900, as well as invoices from E.S. Hull Jr., 1898-1900, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives). See also, Ingrid Larsen, "'Don’t Send Ming or Later Pictures': Charles Lang Freer and the First Major Collection of Chinese Painting in an American Museum," Ars Orientalis vol. 40 (2011), pgs. 15 and 34. See further, Thomas Lawton and Linda Merrill, Freer: A Legacy of Art, (Washington, DC and New York: Freer Gallery of Art and H. N. Abrams, 1993), pgs. 133-134.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [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: Edward S. Hull Jr. (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: plum blossom

content: fire

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on paper

content: H x W (overall): 22.5 x 46.3 cm (8 7/8 x 18 1/4 in)

name:
Hull, Edward S.
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Fire
Japanese Art
Ukiyo-e
Plum blossom

content: Japan

content: Buddhist allegory of a priest burning cherry branches

title_sort: BUDDHIST ALLEGORY OF A PRIEST BURNING CHERRY BRANCHES

label: Thumbnail Image


label: Date

content: 16th century

label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

content: Formerly attributed to Guan Tong (early 10th century)

label: Provenance

content: To 1911

content: An unnamed private owner, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from an unnamed private owner, through Riu Cheng Chai, Beijing, in 1911 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 804, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: landscape

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: mountain

content: China

content: blue-and-green style

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 157.7 x 109.7 cm (62 1/16 x 43 3/16 in)

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

content: China

content: Fishing boats among mountains and streams

title_sort: FISHING BOATS AMONG MOUNTAINS AND STREAMS

label: High-resolution TIFF


content: Ming dynasty

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

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1030, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

content: Winged Spirits: Birds in Chinese Painting (February 11 to August 5, 2012)

content: Chinese Bird and Flower Painting (December 17, 1993 to May 31, 1994)

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

content: Chinese Bird and Flower Painting (January 27, 1986 to June 30, 1986)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: duck

content: flower

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: On View

content: West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 13: Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China

content: Google Arts & Culture

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 (image): 32.5 x 301.5 cm (12 13/16 x 118 11/16 in)

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

room: Gallery 13

content: China

label: Title

content: Ducks, flowers, and quail

title_sort: DUCKS, FLOWERS, AND QUAIL

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Ducks, flowers, and quail


content: 12th century

content: To 1930

content: Ajit Ghose, Calcutta to 1930 [1]

content: From 1930

content: Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Ajit Ghose, Calcutta in 1930 [2]

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: The Art of Knowing in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas (March 25, 2023 - ongoing)

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

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

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: Centennial Exhibition, West Corridor (February 25, 1956 to July 11, 1958)

content: Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Painting, 1955 (October 24, 1955 to November 28, 1955)

content: Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Paintings and Sculpture (October 2, 1947 to February 25, 1956)

content: Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Paintings, Gallery 7 (January 10, 1945 to October 2, 1947)

content: Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Paintings, Gallery 4 (May 5, 1933 to January 9, 1945)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Ajit Ghose (born 1886)

label: Origin

content: West Bengal state, India

content: Buddhism

content: monkey

content: Astasahasraka Prajnaparamita

content: halo

content: India

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

content: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Opaque watercolor and ink on palm leaf

content: H x W: 6.3 x 56 cm (2 1/2 x 22 1/16 in)

place:
West Bengal state
India

topic:
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Art
Animals
Monkeys
Astasahasraka Prajnaparamita
Halo

culture:
Buddhists
Himalayan peoples
South Asians

content: India

content: The Buddha distributes honey, from a Prajnaparamita manuscript

title_sort: THE BUDDHA DISTRIBUTES HONEY, FROM A PRAJNAPARAMITA MANUSCRIPT

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image


label: Date

content: dated 1687

label: Artist

content: Son of Ruknuddin

label: Description

content: A half-length portrait of a noble facing right with his right arm resting on a gold-bordered orange textile draped over a window ledge. His turban is draped in pearls, he wears numerous rubies, and his gold coat has a fur collar. The profile portrait within a jharokha window and the pale green ground are drawn from Mughal painting.

label: Inscriptions

content: Verso: inscription in nagari script: Pata Saha bhaga nagar ro kam rukdi re bete ro sam. 1744 jeth Abul Hasan. Ruler of Bhaganagar by the son of Ruknuddin, vs. 1744/a.d. 1687, month of Jeth. Abul Hasan.

content: Top verso margin: Abdullah Qutub Shah

content: Top verso margin: Abdullah Qutub Shah

label: Provenance

content: To 1967

content: Sri Moti Chand Khajanchi, Bikaner [1]

content: From 1967 to 2001

content: Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001),

content: purchased from Sri Moti Chand Khajanchi, Bikaner in December [2]

content: From 2001 to 2018

content: Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, by inheritance from Ralph Benkaim in 2001

content: From 2018

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] Ralph Benkaim purchased the painting from Sri Moti Chand Khajanchi, Bikaner in December 1967, several years before Indian paintings were classified as antiquities by the Indian government, according to his personal records, as relayed by Catherine Glynn Benkaim.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: National Museum of Asian Art Collection

content: Ralph and Catherine Benkaim

content: Catherine Glynn Benkaim (born 1946)

content: Sri Moti Chand Khajanchi

content: Bikaner, Rajasthan state, India

label: Topic

content: portrait

content: man

content: India

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: turban

content: window

content: Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection

label: Credit Line

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

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

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (painting): 11.5 × 8.3 cm (4 1/2 × 3 1/4 in)

content: H x W (overall): 21.5 × 16 cm (8 7/16 × 6 5/16 in)

name:
Benkaim, Ralph and Catherine
Benkaim, Catherine Glynn
Khajanchi, Moti Chand

place:
Bikaner
Rajasthan state
India

topic:
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Art
Turban
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
Men
Portraits
Windows

content: India

content: A nobleman

title_sort: A NOBLEMAN

title: A nobleman


label: Period

content: Edo period

content: Sadatora Shunsen (active ca. 1800-1835)

content: To 1904

content: Bolton Coit Brown (1864-1936), Woodstock, NY, and New York to 1904 [1]

content: From 1904 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bolton Coit Brown in 1904 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1215, pg. 21-A, 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: Bolton Coit Brown (1864-1936) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: wood

content: landscape

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Tool and Equipment

content: Wood

content: H x W x D: 19.7 x 36.4 x 1.3 cm (7 3/4 x 14 5/16 x 1/2 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Brown, Bolton Coit

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

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Landscape with shell-gatherers

title_sort: LANDSCAPE WITH SHELL-GATHERERS

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Landscape with shell-gatherers


label: Date

content: Ming dynasty

content: To 1909

content: Loon Gu Sai, Beijing,

content: to 1909 [1]

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: bird

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: peach tree

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

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 27 x 30.2 cm (10 5/8 x 11 7/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Sai, Loon Gu

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

content: China

content: Birds and peaches

title_sort: BIRDS AND PEACHES

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Birds and peaches


content: Ming dynasty

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: landscape

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: river

content: pagoda

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: Medium

content: Ink and color on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 20.9 x 21.1 cm (8 1/4 x 8 5/16 in)

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

content: China

content: River landscape: a pagoda, foaming rapids, distant hills

title_sort: RIVER LANDSCAPE: A PAGODA, FOAMING RAPIDS, DISTANT HILLS

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


content: 18th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Kano Tan'yu 狩野探幽 (1602-1674)

content: To 1906-1907

content: Unidentified owner, to 1906-1907 [1]

content: From 1906-1907 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from an unidentified owner, during collecting trip to Asia, in 1906-1907 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Reserved Kakemono List, R. 580, pg. 17, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. According to the Accession List, Collections Management office, C.L. Freer purchased this object during his "Oriental trip, 1906-1907."

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: landscape

content: summer

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Ink and tint on silk

content: H x W: 105.4 x 44.4 cm (41 1/2 x 17 1/2 in)

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

content: Japan

content: Chinese landscape: summer

title_sort: CHINESE LANDSCAPE: SUMMER

title: Chinese landscape: summer


label: Date

content: 16th century

content: Ming dynasty

content: Formerly attributed to He Zhen (active early 12th century)

content: To 1968

content: Eugene Meyer (1875-1959) and Agnes E. Meyer (1887-1970), New York, NY, Washington, DC, and Mt. Kisco, NY [1]

content: From 1968

content: Freer Gallery of Art, given by Agnes E. Meyer in 1968 [2]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Agnes E. Meyer’s Deed of Gift, dated July 24, 1967, where the painting is listed as no. 2 in the document’s Annex, copy in object file.

content: [2] See Deed of Gift, cited in note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer

label: Origin

content: China

content: landscape

content: winter

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: lute

content: pavilion

content: China

content: blue-and-green style

content: Chinese Art

content: equestrian

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer

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

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 146.8 x 85.2 cm (57 13/16 x 33 9/16 in)

topic:
Pavilion
Blue-and-green style
Landscapes
Art
Winter
Horsemen and horsewomen
Chinese Art
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Lute

content: China

label: Title

content: Bringing a Lute to Visit a Friend

title_sort: BRINGING A LUTE TO VISIT A FRIEND

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Bringing a Lute to Visit a Friend


content: early 13th century

content: Saljuq period

label: Provenance

content: From 1950s – 2001

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

content: From 2001

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: Freer Study Collection

content: Mr. and Mrs. Laurance P. Roberts

content: Iran

label: Topic

content: ceramic

content: Saljuq period (1037 - 1300)

content: Iran

content: earthenware

content: Arts of the Islamic World

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

content: Vessel

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Earthenware painted under glaze

content: H x W x D: 3.1 x 7.9 x 8 cm (1 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in)

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

culture: Muslims Iranians

content: Fragment with rider

title_sort: FRAGMENT WITH RIDER

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Fragment with rider


content: ca. 2000-ca. 1700 BCE

label: Period

content: Late Neolithic period

label: Description

content: Large cleaver shaped object of the type kuei [gui] 圭; one long, beveled cutting edge; three conical perforations near upper edge; handle end notched on sides and sharply pointed, opposite end is diagonal; mottled gray and putty colored with cream strata marks, dark cloudings, and reddish brown area near handle; lustrous surface. (Old chips and rough areas.)

content: Acquired with a box, now lost.

content: To 1916

content: You Xiaoxi, Shanghai, to 1916 [1]

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1036, pg. 230, 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: Ancient Chinese Jade (September 4, 1980 to March 6, 1981)

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

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: jade

content: nephrite

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Culture

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

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Ceremonial Object

label: Medium

content: Jade (nephrite)

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 53.7 × 10.3 × 1 cm (21 1/8 × 4 1/16 × 3/8 in)

date:
BCE 2000s
BCE 1000s

culture:
Longshan culture
Chinese

content: China

content: Harvesting knife (hu 笏), fragment

title_sort: HARVESTING KNIFE (HU 笏), FRAGMENT

title: Harvesting knife (hu 笏), fragment


label: Date

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 3, 1

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G231 state 1 of 4.

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Cox Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

content: drypoint

content: architecture

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

content: Drypoint; ink on paper

content: H x W: 23.7 x 30 cm (9 5/16 x 11 13/16 in)

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

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Architecture
American Art
Drypoint

content: United States

label: Title

content: Traghetto

title_sort: TRAGHETTO

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Traghetto


content: ca. 480

label: Period

content: Period of Division

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 97, 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: Buddhist Art (May 9, 1993 to August 9, 2011)

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: casting

content: gilding

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Buddhism

content: Period of Division (220 - 589)

content: China

content: throne

content: Shakyamuni

content: abhaya mudra

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Sculpture

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Bronze

content: H x W x D: 18 x 7.7 x 7 cm (7 1/16 x 3 1/16 x 2 3/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Ge Chung, Ta

topic:
Gilding
Bronze
Period of Division (220 - 589)
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Sculpture
Shakyamuni
Chinese Art
Abhaya mudra
Throne
Metal-work

content: China

content: Sakyamuni Buddha seated on a lion throne

title_sort: SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA SEATED ON A LION THRONE

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image


label: Date

content: ca. 1300-1050 BCE

content: Late Shang dynasty, Anyang period

label: Description

content: Ornament; flat sickle-shaped pendant in form of stylized dragon, round perforation for eye and incision for mouth, smaller perforation for cord; translucent grayish green with dark gray clouding; areas of cream-colored disintegration and earth incrustation; red stain.

content: To 1914

content: Yamanaka & Company, New York [1]

content: From 1914 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York, in 1914 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Reserved Miscellaneous List, R. 5681, p. 7, Freer Galley 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: Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Anyang, probably Henan province, China

content: carving

content: jade

content: nephrite

content: dragon

content: Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Jade (nephrite)

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 9.5 x 6.7 x 0.6 cm (3 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 1/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

place:
China
Henan province
Anyang

content: China

content: Pendant in the form of a dragon

title_sort: PENDANT IN THE FORM OF A DRAGON

title: Pendant in the form of a dragon


label: Period

content: Edo period

content: To 1900

content: Ikeda Seisuke (1839-1900), Kyoto, to 1900 [1]

content: To 1906

content: S. Ikeda, Tokyo, to 1906 [2]

content: From 1906 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from S. Ikeda in 1906 [3]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono List, L. 528, pg. 145, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. According to Curatorial Remark 4, in the object record, this object was reproduced in "Catalogue of the Ikeda Collection of Kakemonos and Screens," Kyoto (1906), no. 24, no. 101 in text.

content: [2] See note 1. It is probable that S. Ikeda refers to Ikeda Sei’emon (or Seisuke II), the eldest son of the well-known Japanese dealer and collector Ikeda Seisuke (1839-1900). Ikeda Sei’emon maintained shops in Tokyo and Kyoto under the trade name S. Ikeda & Co. After the death of his father, Ikeda Sei’emon sold a number of objects from his father's collection (Ikeda Collection).

content: [3] See notes 1 and 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Ikeda Seisuke (1839-1900)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: attendant

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Full color and gold on paper

content: H x W: 96.9 x 40.6 cm (38 1/8 x 16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Ikeda, Seisuke
Ikeda, S.

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

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Interior: A Yujo and an Attendant Heating Water

title_sort: INTERIOR: A YUJO AND AN ATTENDANT HEATING WATER

label: High-resolution TIFF


content: 15th century

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

content: Formerly attributed to Ni Zan 倪瓚 (1306-1374)

label: Label

content: Ni Zan was an exceptionally popular painter and his style was often imitated by other scholar-artists both during his lifetime and in the centuries that followed. An early example of such imitation, this small handscroll bears a forged inscription of Ni Zan at right, together with a false date of 1363. With only a few minor discrepancies, the inscription contains the same poem that was written by Qian Weishan (see F1915.36d), only here the first line reads, "I often sketch bamboo to give to friends," and the forger has Ni Zan present himself as the author.

content: To the left of the painting, Chen Wan (1359-1422), a scholar-official who served at the Ming dynasty court, wrote an inscription dated 1405, which relates that a man named Wan Zifang, also known as The Pure Recluse of Bamboo Creek, asked a relative to bring this scroll to him to inscribe a poem. After doing so, Chen politely added, "Although Zifang and I do not know each other, [just by looking at this painting] one recognizes the personal integrity that instantly separates him from the dust-stained world," implying that only a person who shares the moral attributes of bamboo could own such a painting.

content: In 1759, some three-hundred-fifty-four years later, the Qianlong emperor (reigned 1735-96), who also owned the scroll, inscribed another short poem above the painting and impressed a number of his personal seals.

label: Provenance

content: To 1919

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi, through P'ang T'szu Ch'en, in 1919 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1377, 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: Three Friends of Winter: Pine, Bamboo, and Plum in Chinese Painting (August 12, 2001 to February 3, 2002)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: water

content: river

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink on paper

content: H x W: 24.3 × 55.4 cm (9 9/16 × 21 13/16 in)

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

content: China

content: The Pure Recluse of Bamboo Creek

title_sort: THE PURE RECLUSE OF BAMBOO CREEK

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: The Pure Recluse of Bamboo Creek


label: Date

content: 206 BCE-220 CE

content: Han dynasty

label: Description

content: Surface: originally gilded, partly worn away; areas of dark green patina.

content: Decoration: in low relief.

content: To 1915

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

content: From 1915 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 646, 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: Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: casting

content: gilding

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: incense

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

label: Data Source

content: Vessel

label: Medium

content: Bronze with gilding

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 11.3 x 10.8 x 8.7 cm (4 7/16 x 4 1/4 x 3 7/16 in)

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

content: China

content: Incense burner

title_sort: INCENSE BURNER

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Incense burner


label: Period

content: Edo period

content: Light brown clay, stained unevenly under glaze by sake. Hand-formed rim; two thumb indentations in midbody on opposite sides. Ash glaze, mottled, yellow-green where thick, stained brown in coarse crackle; glaze wiped off base, leaving thin orange film of glaze and pool of glaze in concave center of base.

content: To 1898

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1898 [1]

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 59, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

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

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Mino kilns or Inuyama kilns, Gifu prefecture or Aichi prefecture, Japan

content: ceramic

content: Mino ware

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: wine

content: sake

content: Inuyama ware

content: Japan

content: stoneware

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: The Story of the Beautiful

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Vessel

content: Stoneware with ash glaze

content: H x Diam: 24.4 × 17.1 cm (9 5/8 × 6 3/4 in)

label: Style

content: Mino or Inuyama ware

place:
Aichi prefecture
Japan
Inuyama kilns
Gifu prefecture
Mino kilns

topic:
Wine and wine making
Charles Lang Freer collection
Mino ware
Art
Stoneware
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Ceramics
Inuyama ware
Sake

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Mino or Inuyama ware sake bottle

title_sort: MINO OR INUYAMA WARE SAKE BOTTLE

title: Mino or Inuyama ware sake bottle


content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Kano Tan'yu 狩野探幽 (1602-1674)

label: Marks

content: Contains seal.

label: Inscriptions

content: Signed: Hoin Tanyu gyonen roku-ju-roku-sai (aged 66 years) fude.

label: Label

content: Kano Tan’yu, the leading artist of his day, headed a workshop in Edo and served as an official painter for the Tokugawa government and prominent warrior houses.

content: His work ranged from monumental themes for screens and sliding doors in castles and temples to small hanging scrolls like this one and encompassed both Chinese and Japanese modes. This study in Chinese mode conveys a seasonal mood appropriate to a late summer or early autumn tea gathering.

label: Provenance

content: To 1892

content: Rufus E. Moore (1840 - 1918), New York to 1892 [1]

content: From 1892 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Rufus E. Moore in 1892 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono List, 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: Freer and Tea II: Raku, Hagi, Karatsu (July 8, 2006 to January 1, 2007)

content: Rufus E. Moore (1840-1918) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: hibiscus

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

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 27 x 39 cm (10 5/8 x 15 3/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Moore, Rufus E.

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

content: Japan

content: A branch of flowering hibiscus

title_sort: A BRANCH OF FLOWERING HIBISCUS

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: A branch of flowering hibiscus