label: Date

content: 770 BCE-220 CE

content: Eastern Zhou to Han dynasty

content: To 1915

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1915 [1]

content: From 1915 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Voucher No. 23, December 1915, S.I. 655, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Also see the folder for F1915.327. 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: Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: animal

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: mask

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Bronze

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 5.8 x 5.4 cm (2 5/16 x 2 1/8 in)

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

content: China

content: Mask and ring

title_sort: MASK AND RING

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Mask and ring


unitCode: FSG

type: edanmdm

content: 17th century

label: Period

content: Ming or Qing dynasty

label: Artist

content: Formerly attributed to Guo Xi (傳)郭熙 (ca. 1001-1090)

label: Label

content: Silhouetting the convoluted edges of covered rocks and a complex tracery of dark, leafless branches against the uniform whiteness of deep winter snow, the unknown artist of this work created a frozen landscape of stark dramatic appeal and arresting visual intensity. Mount Emei towers above the western Sichuan Basin and is one of the Four Holy Mountains of Chinese Buddhism. Then, as now, temples perch and cluster on its slopes, rustic villages nestle along winding streams, visitors and pilgrims take lodging at scenic vistas, and plunging waterfalls cascade down precipitious cliffs.

content: The composition represented in this painting was probably devised by an unknown artist of the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127) and became part of the general vocabulary of Chinese mountain painting. Ranging in date from the eleventh to eighteenth century, at least ten different versions of the composition survive today under a variety of titles. Many of these are attributed to either Li Cheng or Guo Xi, whose received style continued to evolve of the centuries. This painting is a fine example of the Li-Guo style as practiced during the late Ming and early Qing. Guo Xi's forged signature at lower left was probably added as a calculated attempt to fool and inexpert viewer or potential customer.

label: Provenance

content: To 1915

content: L.C. Pang Collection (1864-1949), Chekiang, China, to 1915 [1]

content: From 1915 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the L.C. Pang Collection, through C. T. Loo, in San Francisco, in 1915 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 958, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, P'ang Catalogue, No. 23, 1915. 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] According to an Accession List note, Charles Lang Freer purchased F1915.17- F1915.26 from the L.C. Pang Collection of Chekiang, China, through C. T. Loo, while at San Francisco in April 1915. Payment was made through Leyer and Co. of Shanghai, China. See Voucher no. 3, May 1915. According to Curatorial Remark 7, an undated folder sheet note, in the object record, this object was reproduced in Osvald Sire´n, Chinese Paintings in American Collections, Paris and Brussels: G. van Oest (1928), Part 5, plate 178.

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

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

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

content: Chinese Art—Stone Sculpture (September 1, 1979 to March 14, 1982)

content: Ching Dynasty Paintings (June 15, 1979 to November 6, 1979)

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: landscape

content: winter

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: snow

content: temple

content: Mount Emei

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: village

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 181 x 109.8 cm (71 1/4 x 43 1/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Pang, Yuanji

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Landscapes
Art
Mount Emei
Winter
Snow
Temple
Chinese Art
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Villages
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

type: Country

content: China

label: Title

content: Mount Emei under Heavy Snow 《峩眉積雪圖》

unit_code: FSG

title_sort: MOUNT EMEI UNDER HEAVY SNOW 《峩眉積雪圖》

type: Images

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Mount Emei under Heavy Snow 《峩眉積雪圖》


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 G63 state 1 of 1.

content: Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938), England [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. 11, December 1903, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: etching (printing process)

content: river

content: bridge

content: United States

content: American Art

content: city

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Etching; ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 20 x 28.8 cm (7 7/8 x 11 5/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Obach & Co.
Menpes, Mortimer

topic:
Bridges
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Cities and towns
Rivers
Etching (printing process)

content: United States

content: Isle de la Cité, Paris

title_sort: ISLE DE LA CITÉ, PARIS

title: Isle de la Cité, Paris


content: 206 BCE-220 CE

label: Period

content: Possibly Han dynasty

label: Description

content: Ceremonial vessel with cover.

content: Surface: heavy green aerugo and brownish earth incrustation over gilt bronze.

label: Provenance

content: Reportedly excavated in Shansi [1]

content: Chen Kai Chi (1813-1884), Wei Hsien, China [2]

content: To 1919

content: You Xiaoxi (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1919 [3]

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi, in New York, in 1919 [4]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [5]

content: Notes:

content: [1] Curatorial Remark 3, H.E. Buckman, 1964, in the object record states: "The Envelope file which has now been destroyed, contained only the additional information: 'Excavated in Shansi; obtained by the Shantung connoisseur Chen Kai Chi of Wei Hsien.'" Curatorial Remark 4, H.C. Lovell, 1974, in the object record, states: "The box in which this object came bears this carved inscription on the lid: 'Wei Hsien Ch'en shih ts'ang' [Chn], indicating that the piece had come from the collection of Ch'en Chieh-ch'i [Chn] (1813-1884), the noted Shantung antiquarian and collector. However, it is not included in "Fu-chai chi-chin lu" [Chn], a catalogue of Ch'en's collection."

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [3] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 1444, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [4] See note 3.

content: [5] 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: Chen Kai Chi (1813-1884)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Vessel

content: Bronze

content: H x W x D: 14.3 x 8.1 x 6.4 cm (5 5/8 x 3 3/16 x 2 1/2 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Chi, Chen Kai
You, Xiaoxi

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

content: China

content: Ritual vessel with cover

title_sort: RITUAL VESSEL WITH COVER

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Ritual vessel with cover


content: 17th century

content: Mughal dynasty, Reign of Ibrahim Adil Shah II

label: School/Tradition

content: Deccani school

content: Before 1890

content: Ownership information unknown

content: By 1890-1907

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

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

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

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

content: Research updated April 19, 2024

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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)

label: Origin

content: Bijapur, Karnataka state, Deccan plateau, India

label: Topic

content: portrait

content: bird

content: flute

content: sheep

content: Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)

content: antelope

content: India

content: king

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Color and gold on paper

content: H x W: 23 x 14.9 cm (9 1/16 x 5 7/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Hanna, Henry Bathurst

place:
Bijapur
Deccan plateau
Karnataka state
India

topic:
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Animals
King
Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)
Antelope
Portraits
Birds
Sheep
Flute

culture:
Himalayan peoples
South Asians

content: India

label: Title

content: King David charming birds and beasts

title_sort: KING DAVID CHARMING BIRDS AND BEASTS

title: King David charming birds and beasts


label: Date

content: early 17th-mid 18th century

content: From 1975-76 to 1992

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

content: From 1992

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: Freer Study Collection

content: Anonymous

content: Possibly Netherlands

content: glass

content: Thailand

content: Southeast Asian Art

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Anonymous donor

label: Data Source

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

content: Unclassified

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Glass

content: H x W: 2.8 x 2.7 cm (1 1/8 x 1 1/16 in)

topic:
Art
Glass
Southeast Asian Art

content: Thailand

content: Glass fragment

title_sort: GLASS FRAGMENT

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Glass fragment


label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Provenance

content: To 1906

content: M. Terauchi, Kyoto, to 1906 [1]

content: From 1906 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from M. Terauchi in 1906 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono List, S.I. 66, pg. 8, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: tree

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: sage

content: Japan

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Ink and tint on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 35.3 × 26.2 cm (13 7/8 × 10 5/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Terauchi, M.

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

content: Japan

content: Two Chinese sages standing under a tree

title_sort: TWO CHINESE SAGES STANDING UNDER A TREE

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Two Chinese sages standing under a tree


content: 770-221 BCE

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period

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 Bronze List, S.I. 800, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: casting

content: inlay (process)

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)

content: Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Weapon and Armament

content: Bronze with gold inlay

content: H x W x D: 4.6 x 5.6 x 3.5 cm (1 13/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 3/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Li, Wenqing

topic:
Bronze
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Inlay (process)
Sculpture
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)
Chinese Art
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)
Metal-work

content: China

object_type:
Weapons
Armor (protective wear)

content: Crossbow fitting

title_sort: CROSSBOW FITTING

title: Crossbow fitting


label: Date

content: 1550-1196 BCE

content: New Kingdom

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: glass

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

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

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

type: Continent

content: Africa

content: Egypt

object_type: Ornaments Jewelry

label: Title

content: Bead

title_sort: BEAD

title: Bead


content: End of 18th-19th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

content: To 1915

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

content: From 1915 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Reserved Textile List, R. 159, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: floral patterns

content: brocading

content: weft patterning

content: silk (fiber)

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Costume and Textile

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Silk

content: H x W: 411 x 65 cm (161 13/16 x 25 9/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

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

content: Japan

object_type: Costume Textiles

content: Kimono sash (obi)

title_sort: KIMONO SASH (OBI)

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Kimono sash (obi)


content: 16th century

content: Ming dynasty

label: Provenance

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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. 1240, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, LVC Catalogue, 1915, No. 29.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: landscape

content: pine tree

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: mountain

content: river

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 174 x 94.6 cm (68 1/2 x 37 1/4 in)

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

content: China

content: Pine and Brook

title_sort: PINE AND BROOK

title: Pine and Brook


content: circa 900-1400

content: To 1981

content: Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981). [1]

content: From 1981 to 1988

content: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, bequeathed by Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981) in 1981. [2]

content: From 1988 to 1995

content: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Study Collection, transferred from Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in 1988. [3]

content: From 1995

content: Freer Gallery of Art, transferred from Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Study Collection to the Freer Study Collection in 1995. [4]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See object record.

content: [2] See object record.

content: [3] See object record.

content: [4] See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

content: Freer Study Collection

content: Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981)

content: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

label: Origin

content: Syria?

label: Topic

content: blow molding

content: enameling

content: glassblowing

content: glass

content: Islam

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Syria

content: Arts of the Islamic World

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Transfer from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; Bequest of Joseph H. Hirshhorn to the Smithsonian Institution, 1981

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

label: Accession Number

content: Vessel

content: Blown and enameled glass

content: H x W x D (overall): 3.4 x 2.9 x 0.7 cm (1 5/16 x 1 1/8 x 1/4 in)

name:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Hirshhorn, Joseph H.

topic:
Art
Arts of the Islamic World
Enamel and enameling
Blow molding
Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)
Glassblowing

culture: Muslims Syrians

content: Islamic Glass Fragment

title_sort: ISLAMIC GLASS FRAGMENT

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Islamic Glass Fragment


label: Date

content: 206 BCE-220 CE

content: Han dynasty

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 606, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) was a collector and dealer born in Shanghai, China. After he left Shanghai in 1910, he lived, at various points in time, in London, Montreal, and Ridgefield, Connecticut. He established a gallery in New York City in 1920.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Type

content: Tool and Equipment

content: Bronze

content: H x W x D: 1 x 0.8 x 8.3 cm (3/8 x 5/16 x 3 1/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Bahr, Abel William

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

content: China

content: Pipe

title_sort: PIPE

title: Pipe


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 3, 2

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G54, no state provided.

content: To 1896

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

content: From 1896 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: etching (printing process)

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 15.2 x 22.7 cm (6 x 8 15/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Frederick Keppel and Co.

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

content: United States

label: Title

content: Black Lion Wharf

title_sort: BLACK LION WHARF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Black Lion Wharf


label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

label: Provenance

content: To 1911

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

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See 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.

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)

label: Origin

content: China

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: water

content: bamboo

content: river

content: boat

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 23.9 x 24.1 cm (9 7/16 x 9 1/2 in)

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

content: China

content: River scene: a boat among wild bamboo

title_sort: RIVER SCENE: A BOAT AMONG WILD BAMBOO

label: Thumbnail Image

title: River scene: a boat among wild bamboo


label: Date

content: ca. 550

content: Possibly Western Wei dynasty

label: Description

content: Four-sided miniature stele.

content: Color of the stone: originally white (?), darkened and discolored. Traces of applied red and black pigment. Marble with traces of red and black pigments.

content: This small shrine was probably made for private use. Although its authenticity has never been questioned, it is being exhibited here for the first time, partly because its modest scale and lack of inscribed date have led scholars to overlook it. Its darkened condition is also a factor, for to fully appreciate the carving, a viewer must look closely. If the work were to be cleaned, pigment might be lost. The front and rear niches contain a seated Buddha in monastic robes on one side and a crowned bodhisattva (enlightened being) on the other.

content: These images suggest the popular pairing of Shakyamuni (566-486 B.C.E.), the historical Buddha, and Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, who waits as a bodhisattva in a heavenly realm until he descends to earth as the next Buddha. It is unusual, however, to find Maitreya as a bodhisattva seated with pendant legs, a posture common for depictions of Maitreya as a Buddha. The side niches feature a Buddha and a bodhisattva. Stylistically the work seems Western Wei, circa 550, although the gently domed roof is unusual in a miniature shrine of this date.

content: To 1914

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

content: From 1914 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: 494, Original Miscellaneous List, p. 140, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: stone

content: Buddhism

content: Western Wei dynasty (535 - 556)

content: Maitreya Buddha

content: shrine

content: China

content: Shakyamuni Buddha

content: abhaya mudra

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Sculpture

content: H x W x D: 14 x 12 x 5.9 cm (5 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 2 5/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Western Wei dynasty (535 - 556)
Shrine
Art
Maitreya Buddha
Chinese Art
Shakyamuni Buddha
Abhaya mudra
Stone

culture: Buddhists Chinese

content: China

content: Four-sided miniature stele

title_sort: FOUR-SIDED MINIATURE STELE

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Four-sided miniature stele


content: 770-221 BCE

label: Period

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty

label: Provenance

content: Possibly excavated near the ancient capital of Chou [1]

content: To 1911

content: S. Abe, Kyoto, Japan to 1911 [2]

content: From 1911 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from S. Abe in 1911 [3]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to a note from the Original Folder Sheet (see Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record),)

content: [2] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 217, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [3] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: spear point

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Weapon and Armament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Bronze

content: H x W: 22.7 x 3 cm (8 15/16 x 1 3/16 in)

name:
Abe, S.
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Spearhead (maotou)

title_sort: SPEARHEAD (MAOTOU)

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Spearhead (maotou)


label: Date

content: 12th-13th century

content: Goryeo period

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

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to information provided by Yamanaka and Company (see Curatorial Remarks, H.E. Buckman, 1964, in the object record). Also see F1917.317.1, Curatorial Remark 5, Louise Cort, July 8, 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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Korea

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)

content: lotus

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Bronze

label: Dimensions

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

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

content: Korea

content: Costume ornament: lotus leaf

title_sort: COSTUME ORNAMENT: LOTUS LEAF

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Costume ornament: lotus leaf


content: Edo period

label: Description

content: Fine-grained, medium gray clay, darkened on surface by use. Concentrically trimmed base, slightly concave. Four lugs on shoulder. Inscription, "Sobokai," incised on base. Iron glaze applied by ladle to inverted jar, creating swagged contour; ash glaze appled in thin band only to shoulder, running in irregular trails onto body and breaking, in places on shoulder, into yellow-brown patches with bluish edges. Inside unglazed.

label: Inscriptions

content: Inscription "Sobokai" is carved on base.

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 26, 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)

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: ceramic

content: Seto ware

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: tea

content: Japan

content: stoneware

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Vessel

content: Stoneware with iron and ash glazes

content: H x Diam: 25.7 × 21.3 cm (10 1/8 × 8 3/8 in)

label: Style

content: Seto-related ware

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

content: Japan

content: Tea-leaf storage jar with four lugs and "Sobokai" mark

title_sort: TEA-LEAF STORAGE JAR WITH FOUR LUGS AND "SOBOKAI" MARK


content: possibly 5th century BCE

label: Period

content: Eastern Zhou to Han dynasty

label: Provenance

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 968, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: bird

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Weapon and Armament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Bronze

content: H x W x D: 7.8 x 8.1 x 2.8 cm (3 1/16 x 3 3/16 x 1 1/8 in)

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Spearhead in the form of a bird head

title_sort: SPEARHEAD IN THE FORM OF A BIRD HEAD

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Spearhead in the form of a bird head


label: Date

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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Syria

content: glass

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

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

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

culture:
Middle Easterners
Syrians

content: Bead, triple

title_sort: BEAD, TRIPLE

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead, triple


content: 16th century

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

content: Formerly attributed to Xia Gui 夏珪 (active ca. 1195-1230)

label: School/Tradition

content: Zhe School

label: Label

content: This chilly winter scene focuses on a pair of riders and their servants traveling up a mountain trail, where they have come upon a blossoming plum tree. A huge, almost cylindrical rock leans above them, while the looming spires of distant snow-covered peaks project above the group of large buildings, perhaps a temple complex, that might have been their starting place. In paintings such as this, it is difficult to know if the travelers have set out intentionally to find plum blossoms or have simply encountered them along the road.

content: This unsigned work is a typical example of Zhe School painting, which flourished during the early to mid-Ming dynasty (1368-1644) in the area of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, the former imperial capital of the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). With the Zhe School revival of Song styles in the early Ming dynasty, monumental ink-landscape paintings with heavily contoured and sculpted mountain forms became more common, while the expressive possibilities of brushwork and the evocation of mood generally took precedence over the technical niceties of execution. In the present painting, the main trunk of the plum tree has been trimmed along the right edge, leaving only a few limbs and twigs to whet the viewer's imagination.

content: To 1919

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

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1336, 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: 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: landscape

content: winter

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Painting

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

content: H x W (image): 136.7 x 71.3 cm (53 13/16 x 28 1/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
You, Xiaoxi

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

content: China

content: Two Riders Searching for Plum Blossoms

title_sort: TWO RIDERS SEARCHING FOR PLUM BLOSSOMS

title: Two Riders Searching for Plum Blossoms


label: Date

content: 16th-17th century

label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

content: Formerly attributed to Zhang Mei (active early-mid 10th century)

label: Provenance

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1020, 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: Ancient Chinese Paintings, Sculptures, and Jade Objects from the Collection formed by Charles Lang Freer (November 15 to December 08, 1917)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: woman

content: Daoist Immortals

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W: 95.3 x 42.1 cm (37 1/2 x 16 9/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Lai-Yuan & Company

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Standing Figure of a Female Immortal

title_sort: STANDING FIGURE OF A FEMALE IMMORTAL

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Standing Figure of a Female Immortal


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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pgs. 1 and 41, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Egypt

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

content: H (overall): 0.9 cm (3/8 in)

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead, cylindrical

title_sort: BEAD, CYLINDRICAL

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead, cylindrical


content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

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

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. 31, 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: Exhibition History

content: Children at Play in Chinese Painting (November 14, 2009 to May 23, 2010)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: playing

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: child

content: garden

content: China

content: blue-and-green style

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 30.9 x 22.8 cm (12 3/16 x 9 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Sai, Loon Gu

topic:
Blue-and-green style
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Playing
Chinese Art
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Children
Gardens

content: China

content: Three children playing on a garden terrace

title_sort: THREE CHILDREN PLAYING ON A GARDEN TERRACE


label: Date

content: early 19th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

content: Hishikawa Sori 菱川宗理

label: Signatures

content: Signed: Hishikawa Sori ga.

label: Marks

content: Contains seal.

label: Provenance

content: To 1898

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

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono List, L. 137, pg. 30, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Edward S. Hull Jr. was Ernest Francisco Fenollosa’s (1853-1908) lawyer. Hull often acted as an agent, facilitating purchases of objects consigned to him by Fenollosa, as well as purchases of objects consigned to him by Fenollosa's

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Artists of Edo (November 19, 2005 to May 29, 2006)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: woman

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 128.3 × 55.2 cm (50 1/2 × 21 3/4 in)

name:
Hull, Edward S.
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Courtesans Dressing and Making Up

title_sort: COURTESANS DRESSING AND MAKING UP

title: Courtesans Dressing and Making Up


content: 206 BCE-220 CE

content: Han dynasty

label: Description

content: Clay: hard, dense, gray.

content: Unglazed. Earth deposits.

content: Decoration: phoenix design in relief.

content: Wood stand.

content: To 1918

content: Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1918 [1]

content: From 1918 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1918 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Pottery List,

content: L. 2581, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: ceramic

content: phoenix

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: unglazed

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Architectural Element

label: Medium

content: Unglazed pottery

label: Dimensions

content: Diam x D: 14.5 × 3 cm (5 11/16 × 1 3/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Unglazed
Art
Chinese Art
Phoenix
Ceramics
Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Circular tile with design of phoenix

title_sort: CIRCULAR TILE WITH DESIGN OF PHOENIX

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Circular tile with design of phoenix


label: Date

content: 16th-17th century

label: Period

content: Momoyama period

label: Artist

content: Style of Kano Eitoku 狩野永徳 (1543-1590)

label: School/Tradition

content: Kano

content: To 1897

content: Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1897 [1]

content: From 1897 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in 1897 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Screen List, S.I. 46, pg. 2, 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: Sylvan Sounds: Freer, Dewing, and Japan (May 18, 2013 to January 4, 2015)

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

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

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Screens and Scrolls (April 5, 1933 to December 8, 1941)

content: Japanese Screens, 1923 (May 2, 1923 to April 5, 1933)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: wisteria

content: Momoyama period (1573 - 1615)

content: bamboo

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Painting

content: Color, gold, and silver on paper

content: H x W: 151.8 x 170.6 cm (59 3/4 x 67 3/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Matsuki, Bunkio

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Momoyama period (1573 - 1615)
Japanese Art
Wisteria
Bamboo

content: Japan

content: Blossoming wisteria on a bamboo trellis

title_sort: BLOSSOMING WISTERIA ON A BAMBOO TRELLIS

title: Blossoming wisteria on a bamboo trellis


content: ca. 1640

content: Mughal dynasty

label: Court

content: Mughal Court

content: Mughal school

label: Provenance

content: Before 1890

content: Ownership information unknown

content: By 1890-1907

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

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

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

content: Research updated April 19, 2024

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: India

content: child

content: Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)

content: family

content: India

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: On View

content: West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 01: Body Image: Arts of the Indian Subcontinent

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

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

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Color and gold on paper

content: H x W: 16.4 x 11.1 cm (6 7/16 x 4 3/8 in)

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

room: Gallery 01

building: Freer

content: India

label: Title

content: A Village scene

title_sort: A VILLAGE SCENE

title: A Village scene


label: Date

content: 18th century

label: Period

content: Qing dynasty

label: Artist

content: Formerly attributed to Wang Meng 王蒙 (ca. 1308-1385)

label: Label

content: In this short handscroll, a Manchurian nobleman and his entourage are depicted in a lively fashion as they engage in various activities on their hunting excursion. The actions of the horses--from chasing to catching the quarry--are also well illustrated. Noticeably, the background is rendered in the manner of the late Ming dynasty (1368-1644) landscape master Lan Ying (1585-ca. 1644), revealing an unusual combination of the men-and-horses genre and the later landscape tradition. This may suggest that at least two, if not more, artists collaborated on this painting.

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 690, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Year of the Horse: Chinese Horse Paintings (February 24 to September 2, 2002)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: hunting

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 34.9 x 231.8 cm (13 3/4 x 91 1/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Riu Cheng Chai

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Hunting
Chinese Art
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: China

content: A hunting scene

title_sort: A HUNTING SCENE

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: A hunting scene


content: Ming dynasty

content: Formerly attributed to Li Di (active late 12th-early 13th century)

content: The magic toad, which represents the “essence” (zhenjing) in internal elixir (neidan) practices, was believed to appear whenever Daoist immortal Liu swung a string of coins. The coins signify Liu’s enlightenment by an immortal who stacked ten eggs on one coin by way of alluding to the precariousness of human existence. In the late Qing period (1644– 1911), a three-legged toad was also used to pray for beneficial rain.

label: Provenance

content: To 1916

content: Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1916 [1]

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Album List, S.I. 36A, pg. 50, 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. See especially, Curatorial Remark 4, Ma Su, 1917, in the object record, which states: "The seal on the left upper corner of the picture is that of the Ch'ien-lung Imperial Galleries."

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Daoism in the Arts in China (December 16, 2006 to July 1, 2007)

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: Daoism

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: toad

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W: 21.1 x 20.1 cm (8 5/16 x 7 15/16 in)

name:
Wang, Jiantang
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: China

content: A pair of three-legged toads

title_sort: A PAIR OF THREE-LEGGED TOADS

title: A pair of three-legged toads


label: Date

content: ca. 1700

label: School/Tradition

content: Mewar school

label: Description

content: Numerous attendants using firecrackers attempt to control a chained elephant. His mahout grips the elephant with his feet and hands as his hair sticks out in fright.

label: Inscriptions

content: Recto: in devanagari script on top red border: Maharana Amar Singhji ri divar ke Khanderao Bahadur marti Sham Mahavati

content: Verso: n. 9; 243 jo (album 243); Kimat val. -Rs. 12; Mewar inventory no: 13/243; 240/32?

content: From 1700?

content: Royal Udaipur Collection

content: To 1967

content: Sri Moti Chand Khajanchi, Bikaner [1]

content: From 1967 to 2001

content: Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Sri Moti Chand Khajanchi, Bikaner in December 1967 [2]

content: From 2001 to 2018

content: Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, by inheritance from Ralph Benkaim in 2001 [3]

content: From 2018

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

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [3] See note 1.

content: National Museum of Asian Art Collection

content: Sri Moti Chand Khajanchi

content: Ralph and Catherine Benkaim

content: Catherine Glynn Benkaim (born 1946)

label: Origin

content: Mewar, Rajasthan state, India

content: elephant

content: fireworks

content: India

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: mahout

content: Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection

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

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

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Opaque watercolor on paper

content: H x W (painting): 21.3 × 34.2 cm (8 3/8 × 13 7/16 in)

content: H x W (overall): 25.4 × 38.1 cm (10 × 15 in)

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

place:
Rajasthan state
Mewar
India

topic:
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Art
Animals
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
Mahout
Elephants
Fireworks

content: India

label: Title

content: The elephant Khanderao Bahadur killing Sham Mahavat

title_sort: THE ELEPHANT KHANDERAO BAHADUR KILLING SHAM MAHAVAT


label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

label: Provenance

content: To 1917

content: Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1917 [1]

content: From 1917 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Wang Jiantang in 1917 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1185, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: slit tapestry

content: painting (image-making)

content: tapestry

content: silk (fiber)

content: Daoism

content: pine tree

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: woman

content: Daoist Immortals

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: attendant

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Costume and Textile

label: Medium

content: Color on silk panel

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 98.6 x 50.2 cm (38 13/16 x 19 3/4 in)

topic:
Pine tree
Daoist Immortals
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Silk (fiber)
Daoism
Chinese Art
Painting (image-making)
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Woman
Attendant
Slit tapestry

content: China

content: Tapestry: a Daoist female Immortal and attendant under a pine

title_sort: TAPESTRY: A DAOIST FEMALE IMMORTAL AND ATTENDANT UNDER A PINE

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image


label: Date

content: 12th-13th century

content: Goryeo period

content: Reportedly excavated at Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do province, Korea [1]

content: To 1917

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1917 [2]

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to information provided by Yamanaka and Company (see Curatorial Remarks, Louise Cort, April 5, 2010, and Louise Cort, July 23, 2010, in the object record).

content: [2] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1270, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. 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: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Korea

label: Topic

content: molding

content: glass

content: fish

content: flower

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Lead-silicate glass

content: H x W (overall): 2.5 x 2.9 cm (1 x 1 1/8 in)

topic:
Goryeo period (918 - 1392)
Charles Lang Freer collection
Molding
Art
Fishes
Glass
Korean Art
Flowers

content: Korea

content: Ornament: fish and water plants (fragment with F1917.481, pair with F1917.479)

title_sort: ORNAMENT: FISH AND WATER PLANTS (FRAGMENT WITH F1917.481, PAIR WITH F1917.479)


content: 12th-14th century

content: Goryeo period

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Bronze List, S.I. 997, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Korea

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Bronze

content: H x W: 3.5 x 2.7 cm (1 3/8 x 1 1/16 in)

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

content: Korea

label: Title

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


content: late 18th-early 19th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Hishikawa Sori 菱川宗理

label: Provenance

content: To 1906

content: Bunshichi Kobayashi (circa 1861-1923), Boston, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Yokohama, to 1906 [1]

content: From 1906 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Screen List, S.I. 125, L. 116, pg. 34, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: landscape

content: tree

content: spring

content: summer

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: mountain

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Color, ink, and gold on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 180.5 x 366.3 cm (71 1/16 x 144 3/16 in)

name:
Kobayashi, Bunshichi
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Trees
Mountains
Charles Lang Freer collection
Landscapes
Art
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Summer
Ukiyo-e
Spring

content: Japan

content: Landscapes of the Four Seasons: Spring and Summer

title_sort: LANDSCAPES OF THE FOUR SEASONS: SPRING AND SUMMER


label: Date

content: 305 BCE-14 CE

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty to Roman Period

label: Description

content: Fragment of an inlay with floral pattern. Mosaic technique: columnar rods and plates. White, yellow, green, and red in a semi-translucent green-blue matrix.

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

label: Topic

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: narcissus

content: poppy

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

content: H (overall): 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in)

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Fragment of an inlay with a floral pattern

title_sort: FRAGMENT OF AN INLAY WITH A FLORAL PATTERN

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image


content: 305 BCE-14 CE

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period

content: To 1909

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pgs. 1 and 26, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Egypt

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Unclassified

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Glass

content: Diam (overall): 1.9 cm (3/4 in)

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Ball

title_sort: BALL

title: Ball


content: 12th-13th century

label: Period

content: Goryeo period

label: Provenance

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

content: To 1917

content: 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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Korea

content: repoussé

content: engraving (incising)

content: metal

content: silver

content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Container

label: Medium

content: Silver

label: Dimensions

content: H: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in)

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

content: Korea

label: Title

content: Needle case body

title_sort: NEEDLE CASE BODY

title: Needle case body


label: Date

content: 12th-13th century

content: Goryeo period

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Korea

label: Topic

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Tool and Equipment

content: Bronze

content: H x W x D: 25.3 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm (9 15/16 x 3/16 x 3/16 in)

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

content: Korea

content: Chopsticks

title_sort: CHOPSTICKS

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Chopsticks


content: second quarter, 17th century

content: Edo period

content: To 1901

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1901 [1]

content: From 1901 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1901 [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 Voucher No. 32, December 1901, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Life and Leisure: Everyday Life in Japanese Art (August 14, 2004 to February 20, 2005)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

content: Buddhism

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: music

content: dancing

content: drum

content: celebration

content: flute

content: shamisen

content: Japan

content: umbrella

content: Nichiren Buddhism

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: dancer

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Color and gold on paper

content: H x W (overall): 35.2 x 152.8 cm (13 7/8 x 60 3/16 in)

topic:
Art
Drums (Membranophones)
Umbrellas
Nichiren Buddhism
Dancer
Flute
Rites and ceremonies
Charles Lang Freer collection
Shamisen
Music
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Dance

culture: Buddhists Japanese

content: Japan

content: Dancing the Bon Odori

title_sort: DANCING THE BON ODORI

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Dancing the Bon Odori


label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Artist

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

content: To 1904

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

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: drinking

content: sake

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink on paper

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

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

content: Japan

content: A sake bout

title_sort: A SAKE BOUT

title: A sake bout


label: Date

content: Ming dynasty

content: Unknown

label: Provenance

content: To 1911

content: Loon Gu-sai, Beijing, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Loon Gu-sai in 1911 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Album List, No. 32, pg. 42, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. According to Ingrid Larsen, "'Don’t Send Ming or Later Pictures': Charles Lang Freer and the First Major Collection of Chinese Painting in an American Museum," Ars Orientalis vol. 40 (2011), Loon Gu Sai was possibly Lunguzhai, a store in the antiques district of Liulichang.

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: running script

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Calligraphy

label: Medium

content: Ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 27.2 x 37 cm (10 11/16 x 14 9/16 in)

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Colophon in running script

title_sort: COLOPHON IN RUNNING SCRIPT

title: Colophon in running script


content: 12th-13th century

content: Goryeo period

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

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Korea

label: Topic

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Tool and Equipment

content: Bronze

content: H: 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in)

content: Korea

content: Chopsticks

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Chopsticks


label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

content: Formerly attributed to Wang Xiao (second-half 10th century)

content: To 1919

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi in 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. 1365, 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: You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: eagle

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

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: Hanging scroll; ink on silk

content: H x W (image): 99.9 x 65.5 cm (39 5/16 x 25 13/16 in)

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

content: China

content: Two Eagles

title_sort: TWO EAGLES

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Two Eagles


label: Date

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Provenance

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

content: To 1898

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

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Off the Beaten Path: Early Works by James McNeill Whistler (September 28, 2013 to September 28, 2014)

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

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Drawing

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Pencil on paper

content: H x W: 15.2 x 9.8 cm (6 x 3 7/8 in)

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

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art

content: United States

content: La Marchande de Moutarde

title_sort: LA MARCHANDE DE MOUTARDE

title: La Marchande de Moutarde


content: Edo period

content: To 1903

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

content: From 1903 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Screen List, L. 76, pg. 20, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Life of a Japanese Painting (December 1, 1995 to October 16, 1996)

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: landscape

content: bird

content: duck

content: stork

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: poetry

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Color, gold, silver, ink, and gold on paper sliding door

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 175.1 x 96.7 cm (68 15/16 x 38 1/16 in)

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

content: Japan

label: Title

content: On one side mandarin ducks; on the other, poems, bamboos, storks, etc

title_sort: ON ONE SIDE MANDARIN DUCKS; ON THE OTHER, POEMS, BAMBOOS, STORKS, ETC


content: ca. 1050-771 BCE

label: Period

content: Western Zhou dynasty

content: To 1911

content: Riu Gu Sai, Beijing, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Riu Gu Sai 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. 226, 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: Riu Gu Sai (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Tool and Equipment

content: Bronze

content: H x W: 7 x 7.2 cm (2 3/4 x 2 13/16 in)

date:
BCE 0s
BCE 1000s

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Sai, Riu Gu

content: China

content: Chariot or harness fitting (?)

title_sort: CHARIOT OR HARNESS FITTING (?)

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Chariot or harness fitting (?)


label: Date

content: 30 BCE-395 CE

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: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: glass

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

content: H: 1.2 cm (1/2 in)

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead, hexagonal

title_sort: BEAD, HEXAGONAL

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead, hexagonal


content: 19th century

content: Edo period

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Reserved Textile List, R. 242, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

content: brocading

content: weft patterning

content: silk (fiber)

content: peony

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Costume and Textile

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Silk

content: H x W: 150 x 75 cm (59 1/16 x 29 1/2 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

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

content: Japan

content: Length of silk brocade

title_sort: LENGTH OF SILK BROCADE

title: Length of silk brocade


content: mid 17th-early 18th century

content: Edo period

label: Artist

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

content: To 1904

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

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono Reserved List, R. 401, pg. 11, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: heron

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: lotus

content: Japan

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 92 × 35 cm (36 1/4 × 13 13/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Tomkinson, Michael

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

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Heron and lotus

title_sort: HERON AND LOTUS

title: Heron and lotus


content: 12th-14th century

label: Period

content: Goryeo period

content: To 1916

content: From 1916 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Bronze List, S.I. 998, 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)

content: Korea

content: gilding

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Gilt bronze

content: H x W: 2.8 x 3.6 cm (1 1/8 x 1 7/16 in)

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

content: Korea

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

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG