label: Date

content: Edo period

label: Artist

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

content: To 1904

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

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Painting the Classics: Japanese Scrolls and Beyond (November 17, 2018 to October 20, 2019)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: poet

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Ink on paper

content: H x W: 33.2 x 69.3 cm (13 1/16 x 27 5/16 in)

name:
Kobayashi, Bunshichi
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: Japan

label: Title

content: The Six Master Poets

title_sort: THE SIX MASTER POETS

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: The Six Master Poets


unitCode: FSG

type: edanmdm

content: early 13th century

label: Provenance

content: From 1950s – 2001

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

content: From 2001

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: Freer Study Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Mr. and Mrs. Laurance P. Roberts

label: Origin

content: Iran

label: Topic

content: ceramic

content: Iran

content: Arts of the Islamic World

content: stone-paste

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

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

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Vessel

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Stone-paste painted with luster

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 2.5 x 10.9 x 10.3 cm (1 x 4 5/16 x 4 1/16 in)

topic:
Art
Arts of the Islamic World
Stone-paste
Ceramics

culture: Muslims Iranians

content: Fragmentary base of a bowl with with abstracted all-over design

unit_code: FSG

title_sort: FRAGMENTARY BASE OF A BOWL WITH WITH ABSTRACTED ALL-OVER DESIGN

type: Images

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image


label: Date

content: Late 17th-early 18th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Unkoku Tohan 雲谷等璠

label: School/Tradition

content: Unkoku

label: Description

content: River landscape. Signature and three seals. Paper makimono.

label: Signatures

content: Sesshū Rokuyo Unkoku Tōhan hitsu

content: 雪舟六世雲谷等璠筆

content: 雪舟六世雲谷等璠筆

label: Marks

content: Artist's seal: (gourd) Unkoku 雲谷

content: Artist's seal: (square) Hōgen 法眼

content: Artist's seal: (square) Hōgen 法眼

label: Label

content: Over the course of his long life, Tōhan headed the Unkoku studio in Hagi, located in today’s Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan. Like many of his forebears in the hereditary Unkoku lineage, Tōhan claimed artistic ancestry from the most venerated of Japanese ink painters, Sesshū. The Unkoku lineage mainly laid claim to that patrimony by safeguarding and copying Sesshū’s famous Long Landscape scroll in which he depicted a journey through an imagined Chinese terrain. This scroll is Tōhan’s copy of the seminal original, made to perpetuate his ties to Sesshū’s legacy.

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 Makimono List, L. 451, pg. 121, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: landscape

content: tree

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: mountain

content: river

content: boat

content: Japan

content: makimono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on paper

content: H x W: 28.8 x 12.9 cm (11 5/16 x 5 1/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Tomkinson, Michael

topic:
Trees
Mountains
Charles Lang Freer collection
Landscapes
Boats and boating
Art
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Rivers
Makimono

type: Country

content: Japan

content: River landscape

title_sort: RIVER LANDSCAPE

title: River landscape


content: Qing dynasty

label: Provenance

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 Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1151, 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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: jade

content: dragon

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Tool and Equipment

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Jade

content: H x W: 9.6 x 11.8 cm (3 3/4 x 4 5/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Li, Wenqing

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Seal

title_sort: SEAL

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Seal


label: Date

content: 16th-17th century

label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

content: Formerly attributed to Zhao Lingjun (active late 11th century)

content: To 1917

content: From 1917 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1159, 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: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: elephant

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: Manjushri

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: baimiao style

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 93.9 × 43.6 cm (37 × 17 3/16 in)

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

content: China

content: Washing the White Elephant

title_sort: WASHING THE WHITE ELEPHANT

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Washing the White Elephant


content: 4th century BCE

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pgs. 1 and 50, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Syria

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

content: H x W: 4.8 x 1.8 cm (1 7/8 x 11/16 in)

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Mosaic glass

culture:
Middle Easterners
Syrians

object_type: Ornaments Jewelry

content: Bead, large spindle-shaped. One end broken

title_sort: BEAD, LARGE SPINDLE-SHAPED. ONE END BROKEN


content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "K" numbers as assigned in Edward Kennedy's catalogue, The Etched Work of Whistler, (New York: Grolier Club, 1910; and subsequent editions). This print is K40; third state of three.

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 G48 state 6 of 6.

content: To 1888

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

content: From 1888 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: An American in London: Whistler and the Thames (May 3 to August 17, 2014)

content: James McNeill Whistler Pastels, Etchings, Paintings, Watercolors (November 11, 1976 to June 24, 1977)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

label: Topic

content: etching (printing process)

content: boat

content: United States

content: American Art

content: city

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W (overall): 12.5 x 20.2 cm (4 15/16 x 7 15/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Frederick Keppel and Co.

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

content: United States

content: Limehouse

title_sort: LIMEHOUSE

title: Limehouse


label: Date

content: 14th-15th century

label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

content: Formerly attributed to Li Cheng 李成 (919-967)

content: To 1918

content: You Xiaoxi (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1918 [1]

content: From 1918 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi in 1918 [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. 1301, 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: You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: horse

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: Central Asia

content: China

content: bow

content: Chinese Art

content: baimiao style

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 30.5 x 468.3 cm (12 x 184 3/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
You, Xiaoxi

place:
China
Central Asia

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Baimiao style
Animals
Chinese Art
Horses
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Bow

type: Region

content: Central Asia

content: China

label: Title

content: The captivity of Cai Wenji

title_sort: THE CAPTIVITY OF CAI WENJI

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: The captivity of Cai Wenji


content: Ming dynasty

content: Formerly attributed to Xu Xi (active mid-10th century)

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: rose

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Color on silk

content: H x W (overall): 39.5 x 64.8 cm (15 9/16 x 25 1/2 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Sai, Loon Gu

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

content: China

content: Spray of roses

title_sort: SPRAY OF ROSES

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Spray of roses


content: 16th century

content: Ming dynasty

content: Formerly attributed to Zhao Mengfu 趙孟頫 (1254-1322)

content: To 1911

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

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Reserved Makimono List, L. 734, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object was kept in the Reserved Section until 1921, when it was given a general registration number. According to Ingrid Larsen, "'Don’t Send Ming or Later Pictures': Charles Lang Freer and the First Major Collection of Chinese Painting in an American Museum," Ars Orientalis vol. 40 (2011), Loon Gu Sai was possibly Lunguzhai, a store in the antiques district of Liulichang.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: Buddhism

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: Arhat

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: baimiao style

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink on paper

content: H x W (image): 33.8 x 837.5 cm (13 5/16 x 329 3/4 in)

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

culture: Buddhists Chinese Arhats

content: China

content: Sixteen luohans

title_sort: SIXTEEN LUOHANS

title: Sixteen luohans


label: Date

content: 15th century

label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

label: Label

content: While the huntsman's face and the horse are depicted in profile, the man's body is in three-quarter view. This presents a certain incoherence in the compositional relationship between the horse and its rider. Details of the hunter's headgear and costume, as well as the sword, bow, arrows, and quiver, are nevertheless finely depicted. A rabbit hung from the saddle indicates that the rider is returning from a hunting trip. The subtle ink brushwork employed for the landscape backdrop balances well with the colorful and eye-catching horse and rider.

content: Ch'en Ta Whah Ling, Weihsien, Shantung [1]

content: To 1911

content: By Ray-sai, China, to 1911 [2]

content: From 1911 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from By Ray-sai, in China, in 1911 [3]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record, this object was formerly in the collection of Ch'en Ta Whah Ling of Weihsien, Shantung.

content: [2] See Original Panel List, L. 826, 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: Year of the Horse: Chinese Horse Paintings (February 24 to September 2, 2002)

content: Chen Ta Whah Ling

content: By Rai-sai (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: hunting

content: horse

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 124.5 x 88.2 cm (49 x 34 3/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Ling, Chen Ta Whah
Rai-sai, By

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

content: China

label: Title

content: A Tatar huntsman on his horse

title_sort: A TATAR HUNTSMAN ON HIS HORSE

title: A Tatar huntsman on his horse


content: Goryeo period

label: Inscription

content: Choe Hyo-jeo 崔孝著 (12th century)

label: Description

content: Burial chest, formed of six slabs of stone mortised and grooved; a separate slab bears an epitaph.

content: Stone. Brownish earth incrustation.

content: Decoration: incised on the inner walls, animals of the four quarters.

label: Inscriptions

content: Inscription: "The inscription of the tomb of late Kui, member of Royal Academy."

label: Provenance

content: Late 19th century or early 20th century

content: Reportedly unearthed on the western hill of Daedeok-san (大德山), Hwanghaebuk-do province (黃海北道), North Korea [1]

content: Yamanaka & Company, Osaka, Japan acquired from an unknown source [2]

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] The epitaph, written by Choe Hyo-jeo (崔孝著), reports that the bereaved buried the deceased, Kim Gong-sik? (金公湜?, pen name Yongsik (龍軾), 1129-1197) on the western hill of Daeduk-san (大德山), three weeks after his death on September 22, 1197. The name of the deceased is not entirely clear, as the second character of his given name is partially chipped away. The remaining characters, however, indicate that the deceased's name was likely

content: 'sik (湜).' For a transcription of the epitaph, full translation

content: and an analysis of the casket, see

content: Sukyung Choi, "A closer look at Freer Casket: The life and death of the elites in Goryeo period" Research in Progress Series, Freer Gallery of Art & Arthur M. Sackler Museum July 15, 2020, Washington, D.C., copy in object file. For a Korean transcription of the epitaph, see Mingyeong Gang [Kang Min-kyeong], "Saeropge hwagin doen Goryeo myojimyeong: Gim Yongsik myojimyeong, Sangdanghyeongun Gwak-ssi myojimyeong, Minsu myojimyeong 새롭게 확인된 高麗 墓誌銘: 金龍軾 묘지명·上黨縣君 郭氏 묘지명·閔脩 묘지명 [The Newly Identified Goryeo Memorial Inscriptions]" in Misul jaryo, no.96 (2019): 224-238.

content: [2] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 164, Charles Lang Freer Papers, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [3] See note 2.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Rediscovering Korea’s Past (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Korea

content: stone

content: dragon

content: phoenix

content: tiger

content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)

content: tortoise

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: epitaph

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: On View

content: West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 14: Rediscovering Korea's Past

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Container

content: Slate

content: H x W x D: 22.7 x 56.7 x 34.1 cm (8 15/16 x 22 5/16 x 13 7/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

topic:
Goryeo period (918 - 1392)
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Korean Art
Epitaphs
Phoenix
Tortoise
Stone
Dragon
Tiger

room: Gallery 14

building: Freer

content: Korea

content: Casket with Four Guardian Animals on the inner walls, accompanied by an epitaph tablet dated 1197

title_sort: CASKET WITH FOUR GUARDIAN ANIMALS ON THE INNER WALLS, ACCOMPANIED BY AN EPITAPH TABLET DATED 1197

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image


label: Date

content: early 18th century

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)

content: India

label: Topic

content: hunting

content: deer

content: night

content: Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)

content: India

content: South Asian and Himalayan 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: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Color and gold on paper

content: H x W: 18.5 x 28.1 cm (7 5/16 x 11 1/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Hanna, Henry Bathurst

topic:
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Hunting
Animals
Night
Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)

culture:
Himalayan peoples
South Asians

content: India

content: Deer hunting at night

title_sort: DEER HUNTING AT NIGHT

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Deer hunting at night


content: 305 BCE-14 CE

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pgs. 1 and 45, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Egypt

content: 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

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

content: Diam (overall): 1 cm (3/8 in)

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

type: Continent

content: Africa

content: Egypt

label: Title

content: Bead, spherical

title_sort: BEAD, SPHERICAL

title: Bead, spherical


label: Date

content: early 17th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Description

content: A picnic party with six figures. Three figures are seated and three are standing.

content: To 1897

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1897 [1]

content: From 1897 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Panel List, L. 3, pg. 1, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: music

content: cherry blossom

content: celebration

content: shamisen

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: kakemono

content: musician

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Color and gold on paper

content: H x W: 25.7 x 38.8 cm (10 1/8 x 15 1/4 in)

topic:
Rites and ceremonies
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Shamisen
Music
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Ukiyo-e
Cherry blossom
Kakemono
Musicians

content: Japan

content: A Picnic Party

title_sort: A PICNIC PARTY

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: A Picnic Party


content: 206 BCE-220 CE

content: Han dynasty

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 625, 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: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: casting

content: gilding

content: metal

content: bronze

content: animal

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: man

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Bronze with gilding

content: H x W: 3.6 x 4.4 cm (1 7/16 x 1 3/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Bahr, Abel William

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

content: China

content: Ornament in the form of a man with an animal

title_sort: ORNAMENT IN THE FORM OF A MAN WITH AN ANIMAL


content: 206 BCE-220 CE

content: Han dynasty

label: Provenance

content: To 1913

content: Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1913 [1]

content: From 1913 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1913 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Bronze List, S.I. 451-457, page 109, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: tiger

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Tool and Equipment

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Bronze

content: H x W: 4.8 x 6.8 cm (1 7/8 x 2 11/16 in)

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

content: China

content: Tally in the form of a tiger

title_sort: TALLY IN THE FORM OF A TIGER

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Tally in the form of a tiger


label: Date

content: late 17th-mid 18th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Ogawa Ritsuo (1663-1747)

content: Yoshitomo

content: To 1904

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

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Miscellaneous List, L. F2776, S.I. 14, pg. 21, 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: Japanese and Chinese Lacquer (September 22, 1982 to June 30, 1983)

content: Japanese Lacquer (18 May 1980 to 15 June 1980)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: carving

content: wood

content: dragon

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Costume Accessory

label: Medium

content: Wood

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 3.8 x 4.4 x 2.2 cm (1 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 7/8 in)

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

content: Japan

object_type:
Costume accessories
Costume

label: Title

content: Netsuke

title_sort: NETSUKE

title: Netsuke


content: 1550-1196 BCE

content: New Kingdom

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

label: Topic

content: glass

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

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead

title_sort: BEAD

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Bead


content: 15th century

content: Ming dynasty

label: Provenance

content: To 1919

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

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1333, 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: You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (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: water

content: fishing

content: river

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

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W: 218.3 x 120 cm (85 15/16 x 47 1/4 in)

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

content: China

content: River Landscape: fishermen in boats

title_sort: RIVER LANDSCAPE: FISHERMEN IN BOATS

title: River Landscape: fishermen in boats


label: Date

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

content: To 1906

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

content: From 1906 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: metal

content: copper

content: tree

content: park

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: Tool and Equipment

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Steel-faced copper

content: H x W: 12.7 x 20.4 cm (5 x 8 1/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Obach & Co.

topic:
Trees
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Parks
Metal-work

content: United States

object_type:
Tools and equipment
Copper (metal)

content: Greenwich Park

title_sort: GREENWICH PARK

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Greenwich Park


content: 305 BCE-19 CE

label: Period

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty to Roman Period

label: Description

content: Fragment of a border inlay. Broken and mended. Columnar rod and plate mosaic. White matrix, with the pattern in red and blue.

content: To 1909

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pgs. 1 and 19, 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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

content: H (overall): 7 cm (2 3/4 in)

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

label: Title

content: Fragment of a border inlay

title_sort: FRAGMENT OF A BORDER INLAY

title: Fragment of a border inlay


content: dated 548 CE

content: Period of Division, Western Wei dynasty

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

content: Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1909 [1]

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in Japan 1909 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 130, pg. 49, 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: Bunkio Matsuki 松木文恭 (1867-1940) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: stone

content: Buddhism

content: Buddha

content: bodhisattva

content: Period of Division (220 - 589)

content: lotus

content: Western Wei dynasty (535 - 556)

content: shrine

content: China

content: throne

content: altar

content: varada mudra

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Sculpture

content: Stone

content: H x W x D (overall): 14.3 x 9.6 x 5.8 cm (5 5/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 5/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
buddha
Matsuki, Bunkio

topic:
Period of Division (220 - 589)
Charles Lang Freer collection
Western Wei dynasty (535 - 556)
Shrine
Art
Chinese Art
Varada mudra
Altars
Lotus
Stone
Bodhisattva
Throne

culture: Buddhists Chinese

content: China

content: Seated Buddha with bodhisattvas (obverse); Seated Buddha and Prabhutaratna (reverse)

title_sort: SEATED BUDDHA WITH BODHISATTVAS (OBVERSE); SEATED BUDDHA AND PRABHUTARATNA (REVERSE)

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image


label: Date

content: 17th century

content: Ming or Qing dynasty

label: Artist

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

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from C.K. Wong in 1917 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1140, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history. See Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: landscape

content: hunting

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: China

content: blue-and-green style

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 44.9 x 1223 cm (17 11/16 x 481 1/2 in)

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

topic:
Blue-and-green style
Charles Lang Freer collection
Landscapes
Art
Hunting
Chinese Art
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: The Shanglin Park: Imperial Hunt

title_sort: THE SHANGLIN PARK: IMPERIAL HUNT

title: The Shanglin Park: Imperial Hunt


content: 4th century

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Syria

label: Topic

content: glass

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Glass

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

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

content: Bead fragment

title_sort: BEAD FRAGMENT

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead fragment


content: early 19th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

content: Gantoku Aoki (1804-1859)

label: Provenance

content: To 1906

content: H. Shugio, to 1906 [1]

content: From 1906 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by H. Shugio in 1906 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] H. Shugio is probably Shugio Hiromichi (1853-1927), manager of the First Manufacturing and Trading Company, in New York. See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 206, pg. 45, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Hiromichi Shugio (1853-1927) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: tiger

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 95.5 × 36 cm (37 5/8 × 14 3/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Shugio, Hiromichi

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

content: Japan

label: Title

content: A crouching, snarling tiger

title_sort: A CROUCHING, SNARLING TIGER

title: A crouching, snarling tiger


label: Date

content: ca. 3300-2250 BCE

content: Late Neolithic period

label: Description

content: Perforated disk of the type pi [bi] 璧; bored obliquely from both sides, leaving slight and irregular median ridge; closely mottled reddish-brown and blue-green almost hidden by profuse, cloudy coating of cream-colored incipient disintegration. (Rim chipped, some cracks.)

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 Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1175, pg. 271, 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: 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: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Ceremonial Object

content: Jade (nephrite)

content: Diam x D: 21.3 x 1.2 cm (8 3/8 x 1/2 in)

date:
BCE 2000s
BCE 3000s

place:
Lake Tai region
China

culture:
Chinese
Liangzhu culture

content: China

content: Disk (bi 璧)

title_sort: DISK (BI 璧)

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Disk (bi 璧)


content: Edo period

label: Artist

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

content: To 1904

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

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: dancing

content: man

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: dancer

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink on paper

content: H x W (sheet and image): 25.1 x 12.1 cm (9 7/8 x 4 3/4 in)

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

content: Japan

content: Male dancer, Manzai

title_sort: MALE DANCER, MANZAI

title: Male dancer, Manzai


content: 475-221 BCE

label: Period

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period

label: Provenance

content: To 1915

content: Abel William Bahr (1877–1959), New York, NY, to 1915 [1]

content: From 1915 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854–1919), purchased from Abel William Bahr, New York, in 1915 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Reserved Miscellaneous List of Stone, Marble, Jade, etc., R. 5691B, May 1917, p. 9, 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: Exhibition History

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: quartz

content: jade

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)

content: Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Quartz

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 4 × 4 × 0.7 cm (1 9/16 × 1 9/16 × 1/4 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)
Chinese Art
Jade
Quartz
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)

content: China

content: Pendant in the form of a faceted ring

title_sort: PENDANT IN THE FORM OF A FACETED RING

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Pendant in the form of a faceted ring


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

label: Credit Line

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

content: Vessel

content: Blown and enameled glass

content: H x W x D (overall): 5.8 x 5.5 x 1.7 cm (2 5/16 x 2 3/16 x 11/16 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 TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Islamic Glass Fragment


content: Edo period

label: Artist

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

content: To 1903

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

content: From 1903 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono List, S.I. 433 Fan, L. 292, pg. 68, 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: Hokusai: Mad About Painting (November 20, 2019 to January 9, 2022)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: landscape

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 56.5 × 78.8 cm (22 1/4 × 31 in)

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

content: Japan

content: Landscape: clam-gatherers on the shore

title_sort: LANDSCAPE: CLAM-GATHERERS ON THE SHORE

title: Landscape: clam-gatherers on the shore


content: 16th-17th century

label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

content: Qin Shunyou (ca. 1666-ca. 1750)

label: Provenance

content: To 1911

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

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Panel List, L. 83, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. According to Ingrid Larsen, "'Don’t Send Ming or Later Pictures': Charles Lang Freer and the First Major Collection of Chinese Painting in an American Museum," Ars Orientalis vol. 40 (2011), Loon Gu Sai was possibly Lunguzhai, a store in the antiques district of Liulichang.

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: bird

content: water buffalo

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 26.1 x 27.9 cm (10 1/4 x 11 in)

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

content: China

content: Boy on a water buffalo

title_sort: BOY ON A WATER BUFFALO

title: Boy on a water buffalo


label: Date

content: 15th century

content: Ming dynasty

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

label: School/Tradition

content: Zhe School

content: To 1912

content: Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1912 [1]

content: From 1912 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1912 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 917, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: landscape

content: pine tree

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: mountain

content: pavilion

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

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

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 187.1 x 98.7 cm (73 11/16 x 38 7/8 in)

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Viewing distant peaks from a mountain pavilion

title_sort: VIEWING DISTANT PEAKS FROM A MOUNTAIN PAVILION

label: Thumbnail Image


content: 305 BCE-14 CE

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [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: A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt (January 28, 2023 to 2025)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Egypt

label: Topic

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: On View

content: West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 20: A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Unclassified

content: Glass

content: Diam (overall): 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in)

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

room: Gallery 20

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Ball

title_sort: BALL

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Ball


label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Provenance

content: To 1916

content: Yamanaka & Company, 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. 195, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

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

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Costume and Textile

content: Silk

content: H x W: 192.5 x 114.4 cm (75 13/16 x 45 1/16 in)

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

culture: Buddhists Japanese

content: Japan

object_type: Costume Textiles

content: Brocade, silk, a Buddhist monk's robe, patched; kesa

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


label: Date

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 2, 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 G120 state 4 of 7.

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

content: To 1898

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

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Ruffled Feathers: Creating Whistler's Peacock Room (July 13, 2024 to January 21, 2027)

content: Peacock Room REMIX: Darren Waterston's "Filthy Lucre" (May 16, 2015 to June 4, 2017)

content: Whistler and the Leylands (July 3, 1998 to June 6, 1999)

content: James McNeill Whistler (January 2, 1985 to June 23, 1986)

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: drypoint

content: portrait

content: woman

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Drypoint; ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 23.2 x 15.8 cm (9 1/8 x 6 1/4 in)

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

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Portraits
Drypoint
Woman

content: United States

label: Title

content: The Velvet Dress (Mrs. Leyland)

title_sort: THE VELVET DRESS (MRS. LEYLAND)

title: The Velvet Dress (Mrs. Leyland)


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)

label: Origin

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

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead

title_sort: BEAD

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead


label: Date

content: early 17th century

content: Edo period

label: Provenance

content: To 1904

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1904 [1]

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Panel List, L. 38, pg. 12, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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: 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: Japanese Paintings and Pottery (May 2, 1923 to December 8, 1941)

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: music

content: dancing

content: cherry blossom

content: drum

content: celebration

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on paper

content: H x W (image): 108.4 × 54 cm (42 11/16 × 21 1/4 in)

topic:
Rites and ceremonies
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Drums (Membranophones)
Music
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Dance
Ukiyo-e
Cherry blossom
Kakemono

content: Japan

content: A Picnic Party

title_sort: A PICNIC PARTY

title: A Picnic Party


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Description

content: A young woman reclining on a sofa, her left arm raised, holding an open fan, with a second figure behind the sofa at the right; signed with the butterfly at upper left.

label: Signatures

content: Red butterfly in upper left

label: Paper/Support

content: On cold-pressed, wove paper.

label: Label

content: One of Whistler's most erotic watercolors, Milly Finch evokes Goya's famous paintings of the Naked Maja and the Clothed Maja (both in the Prado). Silhouetted against the vibrant red of he sofa, the model provocatively twists her body, emphasizing the narrowness of her waist and the thrust of her hips. But as in Goya's paintings, the model's head seems detached from her body, and her glazed stare holds the viewer at a distance.

content: To 1907

content: Obach & Co., London, to 1907 [1]

content: From 1907 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See List of Whistler Purchases Since Making Up the Smithsonian Inventory, pg. 4, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Whistler in Watercolor (May 18 to November 3, 2019)

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

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

content: James McNeill Whistler Pastels, Etchings, Paintings, Watercolors (November 11, 1976 to June 24, 1977)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: crop marks

content: bone black

content: ivory black

content: cerulean blue

content: Prussian blue

content: burnt sienna

content: raw sienna

content: burnt umber

content: raw umber

content: iron oxide red

content: vermilion

content: Venetian red

content: zinc white

content: chrome yellow

content: Mars pigment

content: yellow ocher

content: madder

content: portrait

content: woman

content: fan

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Whistler in Watercolor

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Watercolor on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 29.8 x 22.5 cm (11 3/4 x 8 7/8 in)

topic:
Crop marks
Fans
Art
Iron oxide red
Bone black
Venetian red
Portraits
Madder
Zinc white
Cerulean blue
Ivory black
Burnt umber
Vermilion
Yellow ocher
Charles Lang Freer collection
Mars pigment
American Art
Raw sienna
Chrome yellow
Prussian blue
Woman
Raw umber
Burnt sienna

content: United States

label: Title

content: Milly Finch

title_sort: MILLY FINCH

title: Milly Finch


label: Date

content: 18th century

label: Period

content: Mughal dynasty

label: Court

content: Mughal Court

label: School/Tradition

content: Mughal school

label: Provenance

content: Before 1890

content: Ownership information unknown

content: By 1890-1907

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

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

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

content: [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

label: Topic

content: lion

content: Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)

content: India

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Manuscript

content: Ink on paper

content: H x W: 34.8 x 23.5 cm (13 11/16 x 9 1/4 in)

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

content: India

content: Hamlah-i-Haidari (Combats of the Lion)

title_sort: HAMLAH-I-HAIDARI (COMBATS OF THE LION)

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Hamlah-i-Haidari (Combats of the Lion)


content: 1st century BCE

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty

label: Description

content: Fragment of inlay. Columnar rod and plate mosaic. Scale pattern in yellow and red in an opaque grayish-blue matrix.

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: fish

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Glass

content: W (overall): 2 cm (13/16 in)

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Fragment of inlay

title_sort: FRAGMENT OF INLAY

title: Fragment of inlay


label: Date

content: 12th-13th century

label: Period

content: Goryeo 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, New York in 1916 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: gilding

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Gilt bronze

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 2.9 x 2.7 cm (1 1/8 x 1 1/16 in)

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

content: Korea

label: Title

content: Ornament (one of a group of five, F1916.733-735, 741-742)

title_sort: ORNAMENT (ONE OF A GROUP OF FIVE, F1916.733-735, 741-742)


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 5, 3

label: Label

content: The appearance of a print is affected by many factors, including the way in which the plate is inked, the color of the ink, and the kind of paper used. This impression of The Pool is richly printed on thin laid Japan paper, which gives an extra luster to the dark black ink. The Pool was a wide stretch of the Thames downstream from Black Lion Wharf.

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "K" numbers as assigned in Edward Kennedy's catalogue, The Etched Work of Whistler, (New York: Grolier Club, 1910; and subsequent editions). This print is K43; third state of four.

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonné by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G49 state 4 of 6.

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

content: To 1898

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

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: An American in London: Whistler and the Thames (May 3 to August 17, 2014)

content: Whistler and the Thames (December 17, 2000 to June 17, 2001)

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

label: Topic

content: etching (printing process)

content: water

content: man

content: boat

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Print

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 13.9 x 21.5 cm (5 1/2 x 8 7/16 in)

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

content: United States

content: The Pool

title_sort: THE POOL

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: The Pool


content: Edo period

content: Toyokuni II (1777-1835)

content: To 1904

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

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1221, pg. 21-B, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Bolton Coit Brown (1864-1936) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: wood

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: woman

content: Japan

content: Japanese 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: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Tool and Equipment

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Wood

content: H x W x D: 3.9 x 26.9 x 1.7 cm (1 9/16 x 10 9/16 x 11/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Brown, Bolton Coit

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

content: Japan

content: A woman's figure

title_sort: A WOMAN'S FIGURE

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: A woman's figure


label: Date

content: early 17th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Kano Sadanobu (1596-1623)

label: Provenance

content: To 1904

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

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono Reserved List, R. 405, pg. 12, 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: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Shide

content: Jittoku

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 94.6 x 38.6 cm (37 1/4 x 15 3/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Tomkinson, Michael

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

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Shide (Jittoku)

title_sort: SHIDE (JITTOKU)

title: Shide (Jittoku)


content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 3, 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 G168 state 3 of 3.

content: Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938), England [1]

content: To 1904

content: Obach & Co., London, to 1904 [2]

content: From 1904 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. in 1904 [3]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office. See also, Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

content: [2] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Voucher No. 1, July 1904, 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: An American in London: Whistler and the Thames (May 3 to August 17, 2014)

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

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

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

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

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

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

content: Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

label: Topic

content: etching (printing process)

content: bridge

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: cancelled plate

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Print

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 21.4 x 13.7 cm (8 7/16 x 5 3/8 in)

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

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

content: United States

content: Under Old Battersea Bridge

title_sort: UNDER OLD BATTERSEA BRIDGE

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Under Old Battersea Bridge


content: 13th-14th century

content: Kamakura period

content: To 1911

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

content: From 1911 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Y. Fujita and Company, in Kyoto, in 1911 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 894, pg. 290, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

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

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

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Buddhism

content: Kamakura period (1185 - 1333)

content: Manjushri

content: Japan

content: Monju

content: Japanese 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: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W: 105.6 x 48.8 cm (41 9/16 x 19 3/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Fujita

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Kamakura period (1185 - 1333)
Art
Monju
Japanese Art
Manjushri

content: Japan

content: Buddhist deity: Gokei Monju (Manjushri)

title_sort: BUDDHIST DEITY: GOKEI MONJU (MANJUSHRI)

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

title: Buddhist deity: Gokei Monju (Manjushri)


label: Date

content: 206 BCE-220 CE

label: Period

content: Han dynasty

label: Provenance

content: To 1914

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

content: From 1914 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Reserved Miscellaneous List, R. 5679, pg. 7, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: jade

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: funerary

content: cicada

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: protection

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Jade (?)

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 5.1 x 2.4 x 0.3 cm (2 x 15/16 x 1/8 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Chinese Art
Funerary
Jade
Cicada
Protection
Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

label: Title

content: Tongue amulet in the form of a cicada (hanchan)

title_sort: TONGUE AMULET IN THE FORM OF A CICADA (HANCHAN)

label: Thumbnail Image


content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Tokuzan (died 1837)

label: Description

content: Clay: soft, grayish. Raku type.

content: Glaze: deep green, crackled, with areas of iridescent copper and bronze. Lead glaze.

content: Decoration: broadly incised. Two phoenixes.

content: Signature. Inscription. Inscribed on unglazed bottom: Bunka juichi inu gogatsu/Hogean/Tokuzan [cipher].

label: Signatures

content: Signature.

label: Inscriptions

content: To 1899

content: Japanese Trading Company, New York to 1899 [1]

content: From 1899 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Japanese Trading Company in 1899 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 5, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Japanese Trading Company (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Tokyo, Japan

label: Topic

content: iridescence

content: ceramic

content: phoenix

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Vessel

content: Raku-type clay with copper-green lead-silicate glaze

content: H x Diam: 23.2 × 32.9 cm (9 1/8 × 12 15/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Japanese Trading Company

place: Tokyo Japan

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

content: Japan

content: Brazier for iron kettle

title_sort: BRAZIER FOR IRON KETTLE

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Brazier for iron kettle


content: 1st-2nd century

content: Roman period

content: Fragment of a patella cup. Mosaic technique; columnar rods in polished and ground pad glass. Colors: green, red and white in a translucent green matrix.

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [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)

content: Syria

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Vessel

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Glass

content: W (overall): 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in)

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: Fragment of a patella cup

title_sort: FRAGMENT OF A PATELLA CUP

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

title: Fragment of a patella cup


label: Date

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonné," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G147, state not provided.

label: Provenance

content: To 1893

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

content: From 1893 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: drypoint

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: cancelled plate

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

label: Medium

content: Drypoint; ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 20.1 x 10.2 cm (7 15/16 x 4 in)

name:
Knoedler
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: United States

label: Title

content: The Scotch Widow

title_sort: THE SCOTCH WIDOW

label: Thumbnail Image

title: The Scotch Widow


content: 1550-1196 BCE

label: Period

content: New Kingdom

content: To 1909

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Bead