label: Date

content: late 11th-early 10th century BCE

label: Period

content: Western Zhou dynasty

label: Description

content: Lid of a "yu." Edge broken.

content: Surface: blackish patina heavily incrusted with verdigris and an earthy deposit.

content: Decoration: in low relief, engraved. Inscription inside.

label: Inscriptions

content: Inscription inside

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. 950, 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

label: Topic

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Vessel

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Bronze

content: H x Diam: 10.5 × 17.5 cm (4 1/8 × 6 7/8 in)

content: China

content: Lid of a you

title_sort: LID OF A YOU

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

title: Lid of a you


unitCode: FSG

type: edanmdm

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 3, 1

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G69, state not provided.

content: To 1893

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

content: From 1893 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

content: drypoint

content: portrait

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: cancelled plate

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

content: Print

content: Drypoint; ink on paper

label: Dimensions

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

name:
Knoedler
Freer, Charles Lang

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

type: Country

content: United States

label: Title

content: Riault (The Wood Engraver)

unit_code: FSG

title_sort: RIAULT (THE WOOD ENGRAVER)

type: Images

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Riault (The Wood Engraver)


label: Date

content: 4th century

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Syria

label: Topic

content: glass

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Glass

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

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

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

culture:
Middle Easterners
Syrians

object_type: Ornaments Jewelry

content: Bead

title_sort: BEAD

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Bead


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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Study Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Anonymous

label: Origin

content: Possibly Netherlands

content: glass

content: Thailand

content: Southeast Asian Art

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Anonymous donor

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

content: Unclassified

content: Glass

content: H x W: 4.6 x 3.1 cm (1 13/16 x 1 1/4 in)

topic:
Art
Glass
Southeast Asian Art

content: Thailand

content: Glass fragment

title_sort: GLASS FRAGMENT

label: Screen Image

title: Glass fragment


content: late 18th-early 19th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Numata Gessai 沼田月斎 (1787-1864)

label: Label

content: Fantasy and reality meet in the many images of courtesans and kabuki actors in the “floating world” (ukiyo) of Edo and other urban centers. Prints for the mass market and paintings for more privileged owners celebrated the beauty and artistic abilities of high-class courtesans and geisha, who were often skilled in poetry, calligraphy, music, and dance. Here, a geisha holds a shamisen, a three-stringed musical instrument, as a child looks on.

content: This painting is in an unusual nearly square format and signed “Gessai Gabimaru.” He is associated with only a few surviving works, all of them showing courtesans and geisha. The artist’s identity and artistic lineage remain unclear, but this painting, acquired by Charles Lang Freer in 1906, reveals the elegance and grace of the Japanese artist’s figure paintings.

content: To 1900

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

content: To 1906

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

content: From 1906 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 527, no. I, pg. 145, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

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

content: [3] See notes 1 and 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Japanese Arts in the Edo Period: 1615-1868, part 2 (March 8 to October 19, 2008)

content: Ikeda Seisuke (1839-1900)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: seal

content: shamisen

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: kakemono

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: Painting

content: Color and slight gold on silk

content: H x W (image): 69.5 x 74.2 cm (27 3/8 x 29 3/16 in)

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

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

content: Japan

content: Utai no Shisho

title_sort: UTAI NO SHISHO

title: Utai no Shisho


label: Date

content: 30 BCE-395 CE

content: Possibly Roman Period

label: Provenance

content: To 1907

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

content: From 1907 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2318, as well as Reserved Pottery List, R. 5567, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. One of a lot of seventy-two fragments.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

label: Topic

content: ceramic

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

label: Accession Number

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glazed clay

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 2.6 x 0.6 cm (1 x 1/4 in)

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

type: Continent

content: Africa

content: Egypt

label: Title

content: Ornament

title_sort: ORNAMENT

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Ornament


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 G342 state 1 of 1.

content: To 1903

content: H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, NY, to 1903 [1]

content: From 1903 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co., through Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938), in 1903 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Voucher No. 11, November 1903, 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: H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

content: etching (printing process)

content: United States

content: American Art

content: store front

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 18.2 x 8.3 cm (7 3/16 x 3 1/4 in)

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

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

content: United States

content: Petite Rue des Bouchers

title_sort: PETITE RUE DES BOUCHERS

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

title: Petite Rue des Bouchers


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 5, 3

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G219 state 3 of 12.

content: To 1908

content: E. Gottschalk, to 1908 [1]

content: From 1908 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See List of Whistler Purchases since Making up the Smithsonian Inventory, pg. 7, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The registration number for this object was changed to correspond with the year of its purchase.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

content: E. Gottschalk (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

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: Print

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 33.7 x 16.1 cm (13 1/4 x 6 5/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Gottschalk, E.

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

content: United States

content: The Venetian Mast

title_sort: THE VENETIAN MAST

title: The Venetian Mast


label: Date

content: 12th-13th century

label: Period

content: Goryeo period

label: Provenance

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

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Korea

label: Topic

content: metal

content: bronze

content: 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

content: Tool and Equipment

content: Bronze

label: Dimensions

content: H: 23.3 cm (9 3/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

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

content: Korea

label: Title

content: Chopsticks

title_sort: CHOPSTICKS

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Chopsticks


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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Syria

content: glass

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Glass

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

content: Bead, double

title_sort: BEAD, DOUBLE

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

title: Bead, double


label: Date

content: mid-18th century

content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Katsukawa Shunsui 勝川春水 (fl. 1744-1764)

label: Signatures

content: Signature: Miyagawa shunsui gwa.

label: Marks

content: Seal: Shunsui no in.

label: Label

content: This painting treats the popular subject of beautiful women (bijin), who were often portrayed in both woodblock prints and paintings. Scenes of bathing, washing hair, or other grooming provide the viewer with an intimate view of the private lives of sought-after courtesans. The artist set this scene on a veranda, giving a view of a garden in fine weather. A courtesan lowers her unbound hair into a lacquered water basin while an attendant holds a lacquered water container. The square tray in the foreground holds combs and accessories for creating the courtesan's elaborate coiffure.

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. 169, 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

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

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Screens and Scrolls, 1946 (April 30, 1946 to October 3, 1947)

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: bathing

content: woman

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: attendant

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on paper

content: H x W (image): 80.9 × 28.7 cm (31 7/8 × 11 5/16 in)

name:
Hull, Edward S.
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: Japan

content: Woman washing her hair with an attendant

title_sort: WOMAN WASHING HER HAIR WITH AN ATTENDANT


content: 2nd century

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Syria

label: Topic

content: glass

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

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

label: Title

content: Fragment of a bead

title_sort: FRAGMENT OF A BEAD

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Fragment of a bead


label: Date

content: ca. 1790

label: Period

content: Mughal dynasty

label: Court

content: Mughal Court

label: School/Tradition

content: Mughal 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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: India

content: hunting

content: drum

content: Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)

content: India

content: prince

content: emperor

content: Dara Shikoh

content: South Asian and Himalayan 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: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Color and gold on paper

content: H x W: 22.7 × 37.6 cm (8 15/16 × 14 13/16 in)

name: Da?ra? Shiku?h, Prince, son of Shahjahan, Emperor of India

topic:
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Prince
Art
Hunting
Drums (Membranophones)
Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)
Kings and rulers

culture:
Himalayan peoples
South Asians

content: India

content: Shah Jahan and his son Dara Shikoh hunting

title_sort: SHAH JAHAN AND HIS SON DARA SHIKOH HUNTING

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image


content: ca. 1806-1811

content: Edo period

label: Artist

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

content: Ukiyo-e

label: Provenance

content: To 1903

content: Hayashi Tadamasa (1853-1906), Paris and Tokyo, to 1903 [1]

content: From 1903 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased at the Hayashi sale, through Siegfried Bing (1838-1905), Paris, in 1903 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono List, L. 294, pg. 69, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, F1903.52, Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Art, 1955 (October 25, 1955 to November 22, 1955)

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Screens and Scrolls, 1946 (April 30, 1946 to October 3, 1947)

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Hayashi Tadamasa 林 忠正? (1853-1906) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: new year

content: child

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: kakemono

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: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 115.7 x 44.1 cm (45 9/16 x 17 3/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Hayashi, Tadamasa

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

content: Japan

content: New Year custom: makeup on the New Year morning

title_sort: NEW YEAR CUSTOM: MAKEUP ON THE NEW YEAR MORNING


label: Date

content: 15th-16th century?

content: From 1934 to 1970

content: Dr. Myron Bement Smith (1897-1970). [1]

content: 1970 – 71

content: Mrs. Myron Bement Smith, Washington DC [2]

content: From 1971

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mrs. Myron Bement Smith, Washington DC [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See folder sheet note dated July 26, 2006, copy in Myron Bement Smith Collection file, Collections Management Office.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [3] See note 1. Also see correspondences between Mrs. Myron Bement Smith and the Freer Gallery of Art, copy in Myron Bement Smith Collection file, Collections Management Office.

content: Freer Study Collection

content: Dr. Myron Bement Smith (1897-1970)

content: Katherine Dennis Smith (1893-1983)

label: Topic

content: ceramic

content: Arts of the Islamic World

content: Myron Bement Smith collection

content: stone-paste

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift from Mrs. Myron Bement Smith, from the collection of Myron Bement Smith

label: Accession Number

content: Vessel

content: Stone-paste, with painting in black under a blue glaze

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.6 cm (2 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 1/4 in)

name:
Smith, Myron Bement
Smith, Katherine Dennis

topic:
Art
Arts of the Islamic World
Stone-paste
Ceramics
Myron Bement Smith collection

label: Title

content: Sherd

title_sort: SHERD

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Sherd


content: 15th-16th century

label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

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

content: To 1919

content: Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1919 [1]

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Wang Jiantang in 1919 [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. 1316, 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: Wang Jiantang 王鑑堂 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: wave

content: Chinese Art

content: seascape

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Ink on silk

content: H x W: 111.5 x 34.5 cm (43 7/8 x 13 9/16 in)

name:
Wang, Jiantang
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: China

content: Watching the Waves

title_sort: WATCHING THE WAVES

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

title: Watching the Waves


content: 17th century

content: Ming or Qing dynasty

label: Sitter

content: Li Zhaodao 李昭道 (675-758)

label: Provenance

content: To 1918

content: Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1918 [1]

content: From 1918 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1291, 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: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: portrait

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: man

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 139.6 x 102.2 cm (54 15/16 x 40 1/4 in)

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

content: China

content: Portrait of a man and his servant

title_sort: PORTRAIT OF A MAN AND HIS SERVANT

title: Portrait of a man and his servant


label: Date

content: Ming dynasty

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1163, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Voucher No. 18, December 1916.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: slit tapestry

content: painting (image-making)

content: tapestry

content: silk (fiber)

content: landscape

content: stork

content: deer

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

label: Accession Number

content: Costume and Textile

content: Color on silk panel

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 61.2 x 102.3 cm (24 1/8 x 40 1/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Li, Wenqing

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Landscapes
Art
Animals
Silk (fiber)
Chinese Art
Painting (image-making)
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Slit tapestry
Stork

content: China

object_type: Costume Textiles

content: Tapestry: landscape with deer, storks, pines, and peach-tree

title_sort: TAPESTRY: LANDSCAPE WITH DEER, STORKS, PINES, AND PEACH-TREE


content: ca. 1715

label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Torii Kiyonobu 鳥居清信 (1664-1729)

label: Description

content: This hanging scroll depicts a scene from the Kabuki play, "Bando-ichi Kotobuki Soga." In this scene, Soga no Goro attacks his uncle, Kudo no Suketsune as the latter prepares fresh herbs for the New Year.

content: Signature and seal. Inscription on the back.

label: Signatures

content: Signature reads: "Torri Kiyonobu".

label: Marks

content: Seal of Kiyonobu.

label: Inscriptions

content: On the lining of the kakemono is a long inscription:

content: "Kin no zai Shogei-Kagami ni yu, Shotoku gonen Hitsuji Shogatsu, Bando-ichi Kotobuki Soga Sukegoro no yaku ichiban. Suketsune, Sengoro (Shogatsu yori ide, Heikuro kawari) Nanakusa no tsumeai go, Kanyokyo-noku (?) ni te Suketsune wo nigashite munen no tokoro yoshi (churyaku) Tsugi no Kusazuribiki; Asahina ni Tomizawa, Juro ni Matagoro, Tosa wa Furjimura, Shosho was Takesaburo. Geryaku."

content: "Ichikawa Hakuyen kono ye wo ichiran shite, Goro was sofu Danjuro, Suketsune wa Ogawa Zengoro, Asahina was Tomizawa Hanzaburo naran to i shimo mube nari Katsu Konogoro nite no Kudo wa Katakiyaku nite Jitsu-aku to iu koto wa nashi to iwareki. Kansei Tsuchinoto Hitsuji - no hi no koto nari." (Signed) Kyokoyen; seal: Kyoen.

content: Translation:

content: In the book it is stated that in the first month of Shotoku 5 (1715) in the play "Bando-ichi" the role of Sukegoro was the first (? best played). Zengoro as Suketsune (appeared fromt he first month in the place of Kaijuro). After the scene of "nanakusa" his (Sukegoro's) expression of regret at letting Suketsune escape, was good. XXX Then in the scene of "Kusazuri-biki," Tomizawa appeared as Asahina, Matagoro as Juro, Fujimura as Tora, Takesaburo as Shosho. XXXXXXX

label: Label

content: This hanging scroll depicts a scene from the Kabuki play, Bando-ichi Kotobuki Soga. This version of the story of the Soga brothers' vendetta for the murder of their father was first performed in the second month of 1715 at the Nakamura Theatre in Edo (now Tokyo). In this scene, Soga no Goro attacks his uncle, Kudo no Suketsune, as the latter prepares fresh herbs for the New Year.

content: The painting has a document that identifies the actors as Ichikawa Danjuro II in the role of Soga no Goro and Ogawa Zengoro in the role of Kudo no Suketsune. The third character, Asahina no Saburo, is played by Tomizawa Hanzaburo.

content: One of the finest surviving works by Torii Kiyonobu, who belonged to a lineage of artists specializing in portrayals of Kabuki actors, this painting captures the vitality and excitement of Kabuki performance in the Edo period.

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. 134, 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

label: Exhibition History

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

content: Japanese Arts in the Edo Period: 1615-1868, part 2 (March 8 to October 19, 2008)

content: The Floating World: Ukiyo-e Paintings and Prints (December 8, 2002 to May 26, 2003)

content: Japanese Art (May 9, 1993 to August 1, 1994)

content: Japanese Theatre in the Edo Period (July 22, 1985 to October 15, 1985)

content: Japanese Prints (December 1, 1978 to April 12, 1979)

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

content: Japanese Art—Paintings, Pottery (August 18, 1967 to September 20, 1971)

content: Japanese Art, Galleries 3, 4, and 5 (January 1, 1963 to September 16, 1970)

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Art, 1955 (October 25, 1955 to November 22, 1955)

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: theater

content: kabuki

content: Japan

content: actor

content: ukiyo-e

content: kakemono

content: yakusha-e

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: Type

content: Painting

content: Ink, color, and gold on paper

content: H x W (image): 41.4 x 52.1 cm (16 5/16 x 20 1/2 in)

topic:
Theater
Yakusha-e
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Actors and actresses
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Ukiyo-e
Kakemono

content: Japan

label: Title

content: The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro II as Soga no Goro and Ogawa Zengoro as Kudo Suketsune

title_sort: THE ACTORS ICHIKAWA DANJURO II AS SOGA NO GORO AND OGAWA ZENGORO AS KUDO SUKETSUNE

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image


label: Date

content: 4th-6th century

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Topic

content: glass

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Glass

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

content: Bead

title_sort: BEAD

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

title: Bead


label: Period

content: Period of Division

content: To 1911

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

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 281 Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: casting

content: gilding

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Buddhism

content: Period of Division (220 - 589)

content: China

content: Shakyamuni

content: Prabhutaratna Buddha

content: abhaya mudra

content: varada mudra

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Sculpture

content: Bronze

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 16.1 × 9.8 × 5.4 cm (6 5/16 × 3 7/8 × 2 1/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Ge Shang, Ta

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

culture: Buddhists Chinese

content: China

content: The Buddhas Duobao (Sanskrit Prabhutaratna) and Sakyamuni

title_sort: THE BUDDHAS DUOBAO (SANSKRIT PRABHUTARATNA) AND SAKYAMUNI


label: Date

content: Muromachi period

label: Artist

content: Kenko Shokei (ca.1480-ca.1518)

content: To 1905

content: Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1905 [1]

content: From 1905 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Kakemono List, S.I. 72, pg. 141, 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: Mind Over Matter: Zen in Medieval Japan (March 5, 2022 - July 24, 2022)

content: Zen, Tea, and Chinese Art in Medieval Japan (December 13, 2014 to June 14, 2015)

content: Freer: A Taste for Japanese Art (July 1, 2006 to January 1, 2007)

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Buddhism

content: Zen Buddhism

content: Muromachi period (1333 - 1573)

content: Japan

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Color and gold on paper

content: H x W (image): 49.1 × 39.4 cm (19 5/16 × 15 1/2 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Matsuki, Bunkio

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

culture: Buddhists Japanese

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Encounter of Yun-men Wen-yen and Fa-yen Wen-i

title_sort: ENCOUNTER OF YUN-MEN WEN-YEN AND FA-YEN WEN-I

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image


content: ca. 2000-1700 BCE

content: Late Neolithic period or Early Bronze Period

label: Description

content: Perforated disk of the type pi [bi] 璧; uneven proportions; mottled reddish-brown and pale to medium green; reddish-orange earth incrustation in granular patches and veins.

content: Acquired with an inscribed box, now lost.

label: Provenance

content: Duanfang (1861-1911) [1]

content: To 1919

content: You Xiaoxi (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai to 1919 [2]

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi, in New York in 1919 [3]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to Curatorial Remark 6, H.P. Stern, 1956, in the object record: "Box for this piece purports this jade to be from the collection of the Viceroy Tuan Fang." See also, Provenance Note 1 in the object record.

content: [2] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1407, pg. 331, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [3] See note 2.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Duanfang 端方 (1861-1911)

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: jade

content: nephrite

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

label: See more items in

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Ceremonial Object

content: Jade (nephrite with beige inclusions of diopside)

content: Diam x D: 14.7 x 1.2 cm (5 13/16 x 1/2 in)

date:
BCE 2000s
BCE 1000s

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
You, Xiaoxi
Duanfang

content: China

content: Disk (bi 璧)

title_sort: DISK (BI 璧)

title: Disk (bi 璧)


label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

content: Traditionally attributed to Xu Chongsi (active 11th century)

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1149, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Voucher No. 18, December 1916.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: peony

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: butterfly

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W: 126.5 x 60.5 cm (49 13/16 x 23 13/16 in)

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

content: China

content: Peonies and butterfly

title_sort: PEONIES AND BUTTERFLY

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

title: Peonies and butterfly


label: Date

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

content: Syria?

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

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: Type

content: Vessel

content: Blown and enameled glass

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D (overall): 4.9 x 4.3 x 0.6 cm (1 15/16 x 1 11/16 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

label: Title

content: Islamic Glass Fragment

title_sort: ISLAMIC GLASS FRAGMENT

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Islamic Glass Fragment


content: Edo period

label: Provenance

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Reserved Textile List, R. 214, 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: Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: repairing

content: brocading

content: weft patterning

content: silk (fiber)

content: Buddhism

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: monk

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Costume and Textile

content: Silk

content: H x W: 193 x 112.5 cm (76 x 44 5/16 in)

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

content: Japan

content: Brocade, silk. A Buddhist monk's robe, patched; kesa 袈裟

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


content: ca. 3300-2250 BCE

label: Period

content: Late Neolithic period

label: Description

content: Perforated disk of the type pi [bi] 璧; bored obliquely from both sides; mottled tones of yellow and pale green, yellow predominating on one surface, green on the other with scattered dark brown veinings; areas of white incipient disintegration, more pronounced on the yellow side. (Rim has old smooth chips.)

content: Acquired with a box, now lost.

content: Possibly excavated at Huang-ling, Hsia-ki, Chekiang [1]

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi, in New York in 1916 [3]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record, this object was "said to have been excavated at Huang-ling, Hsia-ki, Chekiang."

content: [2] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1051, pg. 234, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Lake Tai region, China

content: jade

content: nephrite

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Culture

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

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Ceremonial Object

content: Jade (nephrite)

content: Diam x D: 17.6 x 1.3 cm (6 15/16 x 1/2 in)

date:
BCE 2000s
BCE 3000s

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
You, Xiaoxi

place:
Lake Tai region
China

culture:
Chinese
Liangzhu culture

content: China

content: Disk (bi 璧)

title: Disk (bi 璧)


label: Date

content: 16th century

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

content: Style of Jiang Song (active late 15th-early 16th century)

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

label: School/Tradition

content: Zhe School

content: To 1911

content: Chu Gu-itsu, China, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 814, 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: Chu Gu-itsu (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: sage

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

label: Medium

content: Hanging scroll; ink on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 163 × 74.4 cm (64 3/16 × 29 5/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Gu-itsu, Chu

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

content: China

content: A scholar under trees looking into the distance

title_sort: A SCHOLAR UNDER TREES LOOKING INTO THE DISTANCE

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image


content: early 19th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

content: Terami Enkichi (died 1838)

label: Description

content: Sake bottle (tokkuri), gourd-shaped, with pinched body; twisted bulbous neck and short spout. Restoration on spout.

content: Clay: fine, fired reddish-brown.

content: Glaze: lustrous, mottled reddish to blackish brown, iridescent areas, yellow spots.

content: Impressed mark: Character tera in seal script within outline of folding fan.

label: Marks

content: Impressed mark: Character "tera" in seal script within outline of folding fan.

label: Provenance

content: To 1896

content: Tozo Takayanagi, New York to 1896 [1]

content: From 1896 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Tozo Takayanagi in 1896 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 146, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Poetic License: Making Old Worlds New (February 2 to August 4, 2013)

content: Japanese Ceramics from Past to Present (February 18, 1983 to February 16, 1984)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Takayanagi Tozo 高柳陶造 (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Imbe, Okayama prefecture, Japan

label: Topic

content: iridescence

content: ceramic

content: duck

content: Bizen ware, Imbe type

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: wine

content: sake

content: Japan

content: stoneware

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: On View

content: West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 06: Japanese Art from the Collection

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Vessel

content: Stoneware with ash glaze drops

content: H x Diam: 19.3 x 10.9 cm (7 5/8 x 4 5/16 in)

label: Style

content: Bizen ware, Imbe type

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Takayanagi, Tozo

place:
Imbe
Japan
Okayama prefecture

topic:
Wine and wine making
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Stoneware
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Bizen ware, Imbe type
Iridescence
Ceramics
Ducks
Sake

room: Gallery 06

building: Freer

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Bizen ware sake bottle in the shape of a wild duck

title_sort: BIZEN WARE SAKE BOTTLE IN THE SHAPE OF A WILD DUCK

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image


label: Date

content: 16th-17th century

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

content: Formerly attributed to Huang Gongwang (1269-1354)

content: To 1916

content: Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1916 [1]

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1110, 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: Wang Jiantang 王鑑堂 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: landscape

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink on silk panel

content: H x W: 129 x 63 cm (50 13/16 x 24 13/16 in)

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

content: China

content: Landscape: mountains and valleys

title_sort: LANDSCAPE: MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS

title: Landscape: mountains and valleys


content: 2000 BCE

label: Period

content: Neolithic period

label: Description

content: Vase: wide bellied jar with short flaring lip. Two flat loop handles at widest part of body. Body: soft, fine-grained reddish buff clay. Potted thin. Decoration: upper part of body painted with vertical bands of black and reddish brown in symbolic patterns.

label: Provenance

content: To 1930

content: George Findlay Andrew (1887-1971), Gansu, China to 1930 [1]

content: From 1930

content: Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from George Findlay Andrew, Gansu, China, through Carl W. Bishop in 1930 [2]

content: Notes:

content: [1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also account book for Freer Gallery of Art Expedition Fund, February 10, 1930 to June 30, 1932, second page of Gold Account.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: George Findlay Andrew (1887-1971)

content: China

content: ceramic

content: Gansu ware

content: Neolithic period (ca. 7000 - ca. 1700 BCE)

content: China

content: earthenware

content: Chinese Art

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

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

content: Vessel

label: Medium

content: Earthenware with iron pigments

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 26.6 x 37.6 cm (10 1/2 x 14 13/16 in)

content: Gansu ware

content: China

content: Jar

title_sort: JAR

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

title: Jar


label: Date

content: 200 BCE-100 CE

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman period

content: Rim fragment of a bowl or cup.

content: "Overlaid flakes" on a solid core. White and green on an opaque bright red 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: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Syria

label: Topic

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Vessel

content: Glass

content: W (overall): 2.1 cm (13/16 in)

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

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

label: Title

content: Rim fragment of a bowl or cup

title_sort: RIM FRAGMENT OF A BOWL OR CUP

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Rim fragment of a bowl or cup


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 4, 8

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 G141 state 16 of 16.

content: Sir John Charles Day [1]

content: To 1906

content: Obach & Co., London, to 1906 [2]

content: From 1906 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. in 1906 [3]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to Curatorial Remark 3 in the object record: "Stamp - J C D in lower left margin - (Sir John Charles Day Collection)."

content: [2] See List of Whistler Purchases Since Making Up the Smithsonian Inventory, pg. 2, 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: Sir John Charles Day (1826-1908)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: drypoint

content: man

content: work

content: United States

content: American 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: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Drypoint; ink on paper

content: H x W: 22.7 x 15.1 cm (8 15/16 x 5 15/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Obach & Co.
Day, John Charles

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Men
Drypoint

content: United States

content: The Little Forge, Liverpool

title_sort: THE LITTLE FORGE, LIVERPOOL

title: The Little Forge, Liverpool


content: 1550-1196 BCE

label: Period

content: New Kingdom

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: glass

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

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

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

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

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

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead, conical

title_sort: BEAD, CONICAL

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

title: Bead, conical


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.

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: gilding

content: metal

content: bronze

content: fish

content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)

content: lotus

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Gilt bronze

content: H x W: 2.1 x 1.3 cm (13/16 x 1/2 in)

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

content: Korea

label: Title

content: Ornament: fish, lotus leaf, and lotus seed pod (pair with F1917.582)

title_sort: ORNAMENT: FISH, LOTUS LEAF, AND LOTUS SEED POD (PAIR WITH F1917.582)

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image


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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Syria

content: glass

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

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

content: Bead

title: Bead


content: 17th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Label

content: Japanese painters often depict the verdant landscapes of their native land in rich, opaque colors. The paintings on the paper surfaces of these sliding-door panels once adorned a room in an elite residence, providing an illusion of a view toward a scenic landscape of a pine grove growing along a shoreline. For large-scale paintings like these, gold leaf depicts clouds, mist, and hills. In their original architectural settings, the gold created subtle, transient reflections.

label: Provenance

content: To 1903

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1903 [1]

content: From 1903 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the Yamanaka & Company sale, through Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938), New York, NY, in 1903 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Screen List, L. 65, pg. 16, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, F1903.11, Curatorial Remark 1, in the object record, as well as the folder for F1903.10.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Landscapes in Japanese Art (February 2 to July 15, 2007)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: landscape

content: pine tree

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: water

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: Restrictions & Rights

content: Color and gold on paper

content: H x W: 174 x 73.2 cm (68 1/2 x 28 13/16 in)

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

content: Japan

content: Pine trees, water and clouds

title_sort: PINE TREES, WATER AND CLOUDS

title: Pine trees, water and clouds


label: Date

content: Possibly Ming dynasty

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1165, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Voucher No. 18, December 1916.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: slit tapestry

content: painting (image-making)

content: tapestry

content: silk (fiber)

content: landscape

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: palace

content: China

content: Chinese Art

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: 116.7 x 119.9 cm (45 15/16 x 47 3/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Landscapes
Art
Silk (fiber)
Palace
Chinese Art
Painting (image-making)
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Slit tapestry

content: China

content: Tapestry: landscape - a palace among mountains

title_sort: TAPESTRY: LANDSCAPE - A PALACE AMONG MOUNTAINS

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image


content: Edo period

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 List, L. 417, pg. 109, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: peony

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: kakemono

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: Painting

content: Color on paper

content: H x W (image): 116 × 49.8 cm (45 11/16 × 19 5/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Tomkinson, Michael

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

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Red and white peonies

title_sort: RED AND WHITE PEONIES

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Red and white peonies


content: ca. 9th-8th century BCE

label: Period

content: Western Zhou dynasty

label: Description

content: Chinese

content: Recent Late Western Chou, 9th-8th centuries B.C.

content: Vessel of the type "kuei," with cover.

content: Surface: green patina.

content: Decoration: in low relief and horizontal flutings. One inscription inside the bowl. and one inside the cover.

label: Inscriptions

content: Translation reads: Date (600-610 B.C.) The inscription can be partly translated, the rest remains to be studied. It reads in modern Chinese like this (eight lines, numbering one to eight, of Chinese characters follow, written in the original translation). The general idea is as follows: 'On the 12th month, after the 15th day, the date Jin-wu, Count Pi-fu was at..., the queen says...give you armour...the King Chu...yellow...give you splendid red coverlet, black coat, and leather cover,...thousands of years...so made this valuable jar for the use of offering, generation after generation, date not...'

content: The interesting thing of this inscription is that the sixth line is similar to those on the three jars, which were made by the King for the lame person, Pi-fu, who was a vassal, and lived in Chung-chu period (about 600(?) B.C.).

label: Provenance

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 Bronze List, S.I. 84, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Brushing the Past: Later Chinese Calligraphy from the Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (April 30, 2000 to January 2, 2001)

content: Riu Cheng Chai (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

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Vessel

content: Bronze

content: H x W: 24.8 x 35.6 cm (9 3/4 x 14 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Riu Cheng Chai

content: China

content: Vessel

title_sort: VESSEL

title: Vessel


label: Date

content: ca. 1740-1750

label: School/Tradition

content: Bilaspur school

label: Label

content: The life-giving rains of the monsoon and its sensuous pleasures inspired the musical composition (raga) Megh and its associated compositions (raginis and ragaputras). This Bilaspur painting, which represents Jalandhara ragaputra, invites us to imagine the romance associated with the monsoon season, a time when travel was difficult and couples stayed together at home. The sound of Jalandhara ragini is likened to clouds and thunder in the Mesakarna classification of ragamala. In the painting, rain pours from the sky. The spout of water pouring into the hero's mouth as he gazes at the beloved who brought him the pitcher, further develops that mood. The image emphasizes the materiality of water and the bond between the lovers.

content: Dressed in luxurious silks, adorned with pearls and gems, the lovers embody an ideal of refined pleasure, or kama, which refers not to an isolated act of sex but rather to the making of a connoisseur's kama world on earth. To live a proper life, gentlemen and kings were expected to cultivate their senses in order to appreciate the subtleties of exquisite wines, perfumes, jewelry -- and lovemaking.

content: Artworks, including musical compositions, were expected to create moods (bhava) and invoke emotional responses in connoisseurs (rasikas). The most important of the aesthetic responses was considered to be the shringar rasa, or the aesthetic emotion of love and the erotic, which is conveyed in this folio from a Bilaspur ragamala series.

content: Bilaspur was the capital of the small kingdom of Kahlur located in the central area of the Punjab Hills near Mandi. In seventeenth-century Mandi and Bilaspur, artists did not draw on the Basohli style of Pahari paintings, but rather produced Mughal-inspired works. In the eighteenth century the courts developed their own distinctive idioms. Ragamala series were particularly popular in Bilaspur.

content: To 1947

content: Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947), Colombo, Sri Lanka, London, England, and Needham, Massachusetts [1]

content: To 1984

content: Galleria, San Francisco, California [2]

content: From 1984 to 2018

content: Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, purchased in June 1984 from Galleria [3]

content: From 2018

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy was born in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and moved to England for his education in 1879. He attended university in London, graduating with degrees in geology and botany in 1900. He then returned to Ceylon and pursued a career in mineralogy, earning a doctorate in 1906. He was active from 1907 until his death in 1947 in Needham, Massachusetts. In 1910, however, his interests shifted to Indian and Sri Lankan culture, and he moved to America to serve as curator of Indian art and as a researcher of Indian and Middle Eastern art for the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Because he spent the second half of his life in the U.S., it is highly unlikely that any art from his personal collection would have a contested provenance.

content: [2] See Acquisition Justification Form, object file, Collections Management Office.

content: [3] See note 2.

content: [4] See note 2.

content: National Museum of Asian Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947)

content: Galleria

content: Catherine Glynn Benkaim (born 1946)

label: Origin

content: Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh state, India

label: Topic

content: rain

content: ragamala

content: India

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

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

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (painting): 20.6 × 14.8 cm (8 1/8 × 5 13/16 in)

content: H x W (overall): 27 × 20.6 cm (10 5/8 × 8 1/8 in)

name:
Galleria
Coomaraswamy, Ananda K.
Benkaim, Catherine Glynn

place:
Bilaspur
Himachal Pradesh state
India

topic:
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Rain
Art
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
Ragamala

content: India

content: Jalandhara Ragaputra, from a Ragamala series

title_sort: JALANDHARA RAGAPUTRA, FROM A RAGAMALA SERIES

label: High-resolution TIFF


content: 206 BCE-220 CE

label: Period

content: Han dynasty

label: Description

content: A covered incense burner of the type "shan lu."

content: Surface: black and brown patina; grayish incrustation.

content: Decoration: in low relief.

content: To 1911

content: Yamanaka & Company, Kyoto, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company 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. 234, 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: Art and Industry: China’s Houma Foundry (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

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

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

content: Clay and Metal: Ancient Chinese Ceramics and Metal (February 25, 1997 to August 9, 2011)

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: Daoism

content: dragon

content: hunting

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: mountain

content: incense

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: On View

content: West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 18: Art and Industry: China's Ancient Houma Foundry

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: Bronze

content: H x Diam (assembled): 17.9 x 10.2 cm (7 1/16 x 4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

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

room: Gallery 18

content: China

label: Title

content: Incense burner (shan lu) with cover

title_sort: INCENSE BURNER (SHAN LU) WITH COVER

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Incense burner (shan lu) with cover


label: Date

content: ca. 1740

content: Mughal dynasty, Reign of Muhammad Shah

label: Artist

content: Attributed to Faqirullah Khan (active 1720-1770)

label: Court

content: Mughal Court

label: School/Tradition

content: Mughal school

label: Label

content: As the Mughal empire began to crumble in the early eighteenth century, paintings with escapist themes rather than historical subjects became more popular in the royal court. Many artists depicted idealized beauties engaged in introspective activities, such as this woman entering a Hindu shrine at dawn. The painting perhaps refers to a melody because in the previous century the subject of a woman worshiping a lingam, an aniconic form of the great deity Shiva, became associated with the Indian classical composition known as Bhairavi Ragini.

label: Provenance

content: To 1924

content: Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, Boston to 1924 [1]

content: From 1924

content: Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, Boston in 1924 [2]

content: Notes:

content: [1] Object file, undated folder sheet note.

content: [2] See note 1. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.

label: Collection

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

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

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

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

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Persian Art (March 14, 1931 to May 5, 1933)

content: Untitled Exhibition, South Asian and Persian Art (March 24, 1930 to March 14, 1931)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947)

label: Origin

content: Delhi, India

content: shrine

content: Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)

content: India

content: morning

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

content: H x W: 22 x 13.3 cm (8 11/16 x 5 1/4 in)

place: Delhi India

topic:
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Shrine
Art
Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)
Morning

content: India

content: A visit to a temple

title_sort: A VISIT TO A TEMPLE

title: A visit to a temple


content: 1550-1196 BCE

label: Period

content: New Kingdom

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

label: Topic

content: glass

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

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead

title_sort: BEAD

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Bead


label: Date

content: 1550-1196 BCE

content: New Kingdom

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: glass

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

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

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

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

content: Diam: 1.1 cm (7/16 in)

content: Africa

content: Egypt

label: Title

content: Bead, conical; tip broken

title_sort: BEAD, CONICAL; TIP BROKEN

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead, conical; tip broken


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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

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: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Unclassified

content: Glass

content: W (overall): 2.2 cm (7/8 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: Fragment of a rod

title_sort: FRAGMENT OF A ROD

title: Fragment of a rod


content: 305 BCE-14 CE

label: Period

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 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.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

label: Topic

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

content: H (overall): 1.1 cm (7/16 in)

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead, cylindrical; longitudinal bore

title_sort: BEAD, CYLINDRICAL; LONGITUDINAL BORE

title: Bead, cylindrical; longitudinal bore


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.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Korea

content: casting

content: gilding

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Gilt bronze

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 2.1 x 1.4 cm (13/16 x 9/16 in)

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

content: Korea

content: Costume ornament

title_sort: COSTUME ORNAMENT

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Costume ornament


label: Date

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 6, 1

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G238 state 1 of 2.

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Whistler in Venice: The First Set of Etchings (July 1, 2001 to January 13, 2002)

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

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

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: etching (printing process)

content: water

content: boat

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 18.6 x 26.5 cm (7 5/16 x 10 7/16 in)

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

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

content: United States

label: Title

content: The Little Venice

title_sort: THE LITTLE VENICE

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: The Little Venice


content: 206 BCE-220 CE

label: Period

content: Han dynasty

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 573, 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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: casting

content: gilding

content: metal

content: bronze

content: bird

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Bronze

content: H x W: 13.2 x 4.5 cm (5 3/16 x 1 3/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Bahr, Abel William

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

content: China

content: Garment hook (gou)

title_sort: GARMENT HOOK (GOU)

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Garment hook (gou)