content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 2, 1

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G22 state 1 of 1.

label: Provenance

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

content: To 1898

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

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

content: [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: Young Whistler: Early Prints and the "French Set" (August 28, 2004 to March 13, 2005)

content: Picturing Whistler: Portraits and Self-Portraits (May 21 to December 3, 2000)

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: etching (printing process)

content: portrait

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Print

content: Etching; ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 11.1 x 14.6 cm (4 3/8 x 5 3/4 in)

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

content: United States

label: Title

content: The Title Page for 'Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature' (Twelve Etchings after Nature), the "French Set"

title_sort: THE TITLE PAGE FOR 'DOUZE EAUX FORTES D'APRÈS NATURE' (TWELVE ETCHINGS AFTER NATURE), THE "FRENCH SET"


unitCode: FSG

type: edanmdm

label: Date

content: 1050-221 BCE

label: Period

content: Zhou dynasty

content: To 1911

content: Shir Gu Sai, China, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 252, 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: Shir Gu Sai (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 221 BCE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Bronze

content: H x W: 10.5 x 5.6 cm (4 1/8 x 2 3/16 in)

date:
BCE 0s
BCE 1000s

name:
Sai, Shir Gu
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Bronze
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Sculpture
Chinese Art
Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 221 BCE)
Metal-work

type: Country

content: China

object_type: Ornaments Jewelry

content: Finial

unit_code: FSG

title_sort: FINIAL

type: Images

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Finial


content: 206 BCE-220 CE

content: Han dynasty

label: Provenance

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Bronze List, S.I. 990, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Tool and Equipment

content: Bronze

content: Diam: 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

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

content: China

content: Base for standard

title_sort: BASE FOR STANDARD

title: Base for standard


label: Date

content: 305 BCE-14 CE

label: Period

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty to Roman Period

label: Description

content: Fragment of a border inlay. Columnar rod and bar mosiac. Opaque white matrix with the design in black and red.

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: lotus

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

content: H (overall): 1.6 cm (5/8 in)

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

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

type: Continent

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: 2nd-4th century

content: Roman period

content: To 1909

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Italy

label: Topic

content: glass

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Italy

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: European Art

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Glass

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

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

content: Italy

content: Bead

title_sort: BEAD

title: Bead


content: 206 BCE-220 CE

content: Han dynasty

label: Provenance

content: To 1918

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

content: From 1918 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Bronze List, S.I. 1384, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: casting

content: gilding

content: metal

content: bronze

content: bear

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Bronze with gilding

content: H x W x D: 1.5 x 2.6 x 2.6 cm (9/16 x 1 x 1 in)

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

content: China

content: Ornament with a bear

title_sort: ORNAMENT WITH A BEAR

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Ornament with a bear


label: Date

content: 18th century

label: Period

content: Qing dynasty

label: Artist

content: Ding Guanpeng (active 1726-after 1770)

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Album List, No. 31, pg. 42, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. According to Ingrid Larsen, "'Don’t Send Ming or Later Pictures': Charles Lang Freer and the First Major Collection of Chinese Painting in an American Museum," Ars Orientalis vol. 40 (2011), Loon Gu Sai was possibly Lunguzhai, a store in the antiques district of Liulichang.

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: landscape

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on paper

content: H x W: 31.5 x 31.5 cm (12 3/8 x 12 3/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Sai, Loon Gu

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

content: China

content: Landscape: two figures

title_sort: LANDSCAPE: TWO FIGURES

title: Landscape: two figures


content: 16th-17th century

content: Ming dynasty

content: To 1911

content: Yen Ching Tong, Beijing, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yen Ching Tong, in China, in 1911 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 817, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Old Tales Retold: Narrative in Chinese Painting (April 20 to October 20, 2013)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1953 (May 26, 1953 to September 15, 1953)

content: Untitled Exhibition, East Asian Ceramics and Paintings, East Corridor (January 8, 1947 to ---)

content: Chinese Panels and Scrolls (May 2, 1923 to June 2, 1924)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Yen Ching Tong (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: mountain

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 86 x 40.6 cm (33 7/8 x 16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yen, Ching Tong

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Duke Wen of Jin recovering his state

title_sort: DUKE WEN OF JIN RECOVERING HIS STATE

title: Duke Wen of Jin recovering his state


content: 2nd century

content: Eastern Han dynasty

label: Description

content: A lamp: a cylindrical cup supported by a man's figure, seated, holding a child.

content: Clay: soft, red, earthenware.

content: Glaze: greenish, lead glaze over white slip with earth encrustation.

label: Provenance

content: To 1904

content: Yamanaka & Company, New York, NY, to 1904 [1]

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1315, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

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

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

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: ceramic

content: Eastern Han dynasty (25 - 220)

content: child

content: man

content: China

content: earthenware

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: The Story of the Beautiful

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Furniture and Furnishing

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Earthenware with copper-green lead-silicate glaze

content: H x W x D: 22.7 x 9.8 x 9.6 cm (8 15/16 x 3 7/8 x 3 3/4 in)

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

content: China

object_type: Furniture Furnishings

content: Tomb lamp in the form of a seated figure holding a child

title_sort: TOMB LAMP IN THE FORM OF A SEATED FIGURE HOLDING A CHILD

label: High-resolution JPEG


label: Date

label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

label: Sitter

content: Gong Family

content: To 1909

content: An unnamed Mandarin owner, to 1909 [1]

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 667, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Accession List, Collections Management office. 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: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: portrait

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (overall): 32.3 x 1062.8 cm (12 11/16 x 418 7/16 in)

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

content: China

content: Portraits and documents of the Gong family

title_sort: PORTRAITS AND DOCUMENTS OF THE GONG FAMILY

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image


content: 2nd century

content: Roman Period

content: From original folder sheet: Bead. Columnar rod and plate mosaic. Floral design of a yellow center surrounded by dark blue and white.

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Egypt

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: flower

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

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

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead

title: Bead


content: 18th century?

content: Momoyama period

label: School/Tradition

content: Kano

label: Provenance

content: To 1902

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1902 [1]

content: From 1902 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1902 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Panel List, p. 3, 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: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: bird

content: Momoyama period (1573 - 1615)

content: snow

content: pheasant

content: Japan

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Color and gold on paper

content: H x W: 47.7 x 36 cm (18 3/4 x 14 3/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Animals
Momoyama period (1573 - 1615)
Snow
Pheasant
Japanese Art
Birds
Kakemono

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Two pheasants on a snow bank 雉図

title_sort: TWO PHEASANTS ON A SNOW BANK 雉図

title: Two pheasants on a snow bank 雉図


label: Date

content: 1550-1196 BCE

label: Period

content: New Kingdom

content: To 1909

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: glass

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

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

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

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Bead


content: 16th-17th century

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

content: Traditionally attributed to Li Gonglin (傳)李公麟 (ca. 1049-1106)

content: To 1913

content: Abel William Bahr (1877-1959), London, to 1913 [1]

content: From 1913 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Abel William Bahr, London, in 1913 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 926, 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: 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: Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: Daoism

content: crane

content: pine tree

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: Laozi

content: China

content: Tao te ching

content: Chinese Art

content: baimiao style

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Painting

content: Ink on silk

content: H x W (image): 26.2 x 70.5 cm (10 5/16 x 27 3/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Bahr, Abel William

topic:
Pine tree
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Baimiao style
Daoism
Laozi
Chinese Art
Tao te ching
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Crane

content: China

content: Laozi delivering a copy of the Daodejing

title_sort: LAOZI DELIVERING A COPY OF THE DAODEJING

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image


content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Provenance

content: To 1896

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

content: From 1896 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

content: Centennial Exhibition, East Corridor (February 25, 1956 to July 10, 1958)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

label: Topic

content: metal

content: copper

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Tool and Equipment

content: Copper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 27.8 x 20.2 cm (10 15/16 x 7 15/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Frederick Keppel and Co.

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

content: United States

object_type:
Tools and equipment
Copper (metal)

content: Etching plate: Rotherhithe

title_sort: ETCHING PLATE: ROTHERHITHE

title: Etching plate: Rotherhithe


label: Date

label: Period

content: Edo period

content: To 1907

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

content: From 1907 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Reserved Lacquer List, R. 5027, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: lacquer

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Musical Instrument

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Wood, lacquer, metal

content: H x W x D (overall): 60.5 x 34.3 x 15.5 cm (23 13/16 x 13 1/2 x 6 1/8 in)

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

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Frame for a gong with a bronze gong suspended by a cord; mallet hanging

title_sort: FRAME FOR A GONG WITH A BRONZE GONG SUSPENDED BY A CORD; MALLET HANGING


content: 305 BCE-19 CE

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

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

label: Data Source

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Double bead, made of two joined buttons. Horizontal bore

title_sort: DOUBLE BEAD, MADE OF TWO JOINED BUTTONS. HORIZONTAL BORE

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG


content: ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE

content: Shang dynasty

label: Provenance

content: To 1958-59

content: Simon Kriger, Washington, DC [1]

content: From 1958-59

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Simon Kriger, Washington, DC [2]

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to notes in the object record, this was a gift of S. Kriger between 1958 and 1959. See Curatorial Remark 3 in the object record.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Study Collection

content: Simon Kriger (1900-1985)

content: China

label: Topic

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of S. Kriger

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

content: Vessel

content: Bronze

topic:
Bronze
Art
Sculpture
Chinese Art
Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE)
Metal-work

content: China

content: Stem from a Ku type vessel

title_sort: STEM FROM A KU TYPE VESSEL

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Stem from a Ku type vessel


label: Date

content: 4th-6th century

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, 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: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: glass

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

content: H: 1.3 cm (1/2 in)

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

content: Bead

title: Bead


content: 18th century

label: Period

content: Kandy period

content: To 1907

content: Unidentified owner, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), to 1907 [1]

content: From 1907 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Reserved Miscellaneous List, R. 5641, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Sri Lanka

content: ivory

content: Buddhism

content: Buddha

content: Sri Lanka

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: Kandy period (1357 - 1817)

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Sculpture

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Ivory

content: H (overall): 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
buddha

topic:
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Ivory
Kandy period (1357 - 1817)

culture:
Buddhists
Himalayan peoples
South Asians

content: Sri Lanka

content: Buddha

title_sort: BUDDHA

title: Buddha


content: Ming dynasty

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1023, 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: Lai-Yuan & Company (ca. 1915-April 1921) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: duck

content: hollyhock

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

label: Data Source

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W: 130.1 x 87.1 cm (51 1/4 x 34 5/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Lai-Yuan & Company

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Hollyhocks and Ducks

title_sort: HOLLYHOCKS AND DUCKS

title: Hollyhocks and Ducks


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 G242 state 7 of 7.

label: Provenance

content: To 1903

content: Obach & Co., London, to 1903 [1]

content: From 1903 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. in 1903 [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 image was kept in the Reserve Section until January 1921, when it was transferred to the Smithsonian Institution and given a registration number for that year. The registration number was later changed to correspond with the year of purchase (see Curatorial Remarks 2 and 4 in the object record).

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

label: Topic

content: etching (printing process)

content: horse

content: architecture

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

content: Print

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 16 x 11.9 cm (6 5/16 x 4 11/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Obach & Co.

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

content: United States

content: Regent's Quadrant

title_sort: REGENT'S QUADRANT

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Regent's Quadrant


label: Date

content: mid 17th-early 18th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

content: Hanabusa Itcho 英一蝶 (1652-1724)

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono Reserved List, R. 432, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: landscape

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: temple

content: bell

content: Japan

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 slight color on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 103.9 x 18.9 cm (40 7/8 x 7 7/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Tomkinson, Michael

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

content: Japan

content: Temple bell

title_sort: TEMPLE BELL

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Temple bell


content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

content: Almost certainly painted in St. Ives, Cornwall, in December 1883 or January 1884, this is probably the painting titled Sands: Blue Note that Whistler exhibited in London in May 1884. Whistler covered the grain of the wood support more completely than in Wortley: Note in Green, but at the right he used the uncovered gray ground to establish tonal variations and texture. The broadly painted beach takes up both the foreground and the middle ground, setting off the intricate color harmonies of the multihued boats, houses, people, and chimneys that fill the background.

content: To 1902

content: Henry Studdy Theobald (1847-1934), London, to 1902 [1]

content: From 1902 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Henry Studdy Theobald, London, in August 1902 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder note sheet, Object file. See also Original Whistler List, Purchases from Theobald, pg. 3, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Small Masterpieces: Whistler Paintings from the 1880s (April 2, 2005 to November 11, 2008)

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

content: American Paintings: James McNeill Whistler 1834-1903 (February 6, 1985 to March 4, 1986)

content: James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art—Whistler and the Landscape (May 11, 1984 to February 5, 1985)

content: American Paintings (March 20, 1981 to September 24, 1981)

content: American Paintings (May 31, 1979 to June 17, 1980)

content: Whistler—Landscapes and Seascapes (October 14, 1969 to September 25, 1971)

content: Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings (May 1, 1933 to February 6, 1944)

content: Whistler Landscapes, Oil (January 20, 1928 to May 1, 1933)

content: Whistler Oils Exhibition (January 8, 1925 to January 20, 1928)

content: American Paintings by J.A.McN. Whistler (May 2, 1923 to January 8, 1925)

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

content: boat

content: beach

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Oil on wood panel

content: H x W: 13.8 x 23.5 cm (5 7/16 x 9 1/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Theobald, Henry Studdy

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Boats and boating
Art
American Art
Beaches

content: United States

label: Title

content: Low Tide

title_sort: LOW TIDE

title: Low Tide


label: Date

content: Edo period

label: Provenance

content: To 1915

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

content: From 1915 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Reserved Textile List, R. 130, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: floral patterns

content: brocading

content: weft patterning

content: silk (fiber)

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: priest

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Costume and Textile

content: Silk

content: H x W: 30 x 145 cm (11 13/16 x 57 1/16 in)

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

content: Japan

object_type: Costume Textiles

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

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

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG


content: 12th-13th century

label: Period

content: Southern Song dynasty

label: Artist

content: Follower of Liang Kai 梁楷 (late 12th-early 13th century)

label: Label

content: To learn more about this and similar objects, visit http://www.asia.si.edu/SongYuan/default.asp Song and Yuan Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy.

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original 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: [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: Masterpieces of Chinese Painting (IV) (June 12 to November 28, 2010)

content: Masterpieces of Chinese Painting (III) (May 29, 1999 to January 30, 2000)

content: Chinese Ceramics (March 15, 1982 to July 10, 1986)

content: Chinese Album Leaves and Lacquer (February 22, 1971 to November 22, 1971)

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

content: Chinese Album Leaves (December 17, 1962 to April 8, 1963)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: landscape

content: winter

content: Five Dynasties period (907 - 960)

content: Southern Song dynasty (1127 - 1279)

content: Song dynasty (960 - 1279)

content: travel

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: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Ink on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 24.3 x 25.7 cm (9 9/16 x 10 1/8 in)

topic:
Description and travel
Charles Lang Freer collection
Landscapes
Art
Song dynasty (960 - 1279)
Winter
Five Dynasties period (907 - 960)
Chinese Art
Southern Song dynasty (1127 - 1279)

content: China

content: Travelers in snowy mountains 雪山行旅圖

title_sort: TRAVELERS IN SNOWY MOUNTAINS 雪山行旅圖

label: Screen Image

title: Travelers in snowy mountains 雪山行旅圖


content: 18th century

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: Research updated April 19, 2024

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: India

content: night

content: woman

content: vina

content: Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)

content: India

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Color and gold on paper

content: H x W: 15.5 x 9.5 cm (6 1/8 x 3 3/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Hanna, Henry Bathurst

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

culture:
Himalayan peoples
South Asians

content: India

content: Female performer with tanpura

title_sort: FEMALE PERFORMER WITH TANPURA

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Female performer with tanpura


label: Date

content: 6th century

label: Period

content: Northern Qi or Northern Zhou dynasty

label: Description

content: Vase: tall ovoidal; flat base; threadmark.

content: Clay: soft, pinkish.

content: Glaze: green, with golden iridescence; partly worn away.

content: Decoration: three rosettes in relief.

label: Provenance

content: To 1906

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1906 [1]

content: From 1906 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1906 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1470, 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

label: Exhibition History

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

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

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: iridescence

content: ceramic

content: Northern Qi dynasty (550 - 577)

content: Northern Zhou dynasty (557 - 581)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: The Story of the Beautiful

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Vessel

label: Medium

content: Earthenware with copper-green lead-silicate glaze

content: H x Diam: 34.2 × 27.5 cm (13 7/16 × 10 13/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Chinese Art
Northern Zhou dynasty (557 - 581)
Northern Qi dynasty (550 - 577)
Iridescence
Ceramics

content: China

label: Title

content: Jar

title_sort: JAR

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Jar


content: ca. 2000-1700 BCE

content: Late Neolithic period

content: Ceremonial object of axe head shape, of the type fu 斧 or yueh [yue] 鉞; broad and flat with rounded blade edge, sides tapering to a square end with curved boring on edge and a conical perforation directly under it; semitranslucent, richly mottled dark greens with iridescent patches and scattered areas of dull red; wide shallow groove on one surface; upper edge rough; mirror like surface.

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1165, pg. 267, 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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

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

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

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

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: iridescence

content: jade

content: nephrite

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: On View

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

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Ceremonial Object

content: Jade (nephrite)

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 15.8 x 22.6 x 0.6 cm (6 3/16 x 8 7/8 x 1/4 in)

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

date:
BCE 2000s
BCE 1000s

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Li, Wenqing

room: Gallery 19

building: Freer

content: China

content: Axe (fu 斧)

title_sort: AXE (FU 斧)

label: Screen Image

title: Axe (fu 斧)


label: Date

label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Description

content: Bowl, slightly flaring sides.

content: clay: coarse gray stoneware

content: glaze: transparent, brownish, finely crackled

content: decoration: wavy horizontal markings in slip

content: To 1898

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1898 [1]

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 572, 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: Japanese Art from the Collection (October 26, 2024 - ongoing)

content: Korean Influences on Japanese Slip-Decorated Ceramics (February 16, 1984 to November 9, 1984)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Takeo Karatsu kilns, Takeo, Saga prefecture, Japan

content: ceramic

content: Karatsu ware, Takeo Karatsu type

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: white slip

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

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

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Vessel

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Stoneware with white slip brushed under clear glaze

content: H x Diam: 5.8 × 10.9 cm (2 5/16 × 4 5/16 in)

label: Style

content: Karatsu ware, Takeo Karatsu type

place:
Takeo Karatsu kilns
Takeo
Japan
Saga prefecture

topic:
Karatsu ware, Takeo Karatsu type
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
White slip
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Ceramics

room: Gallery 06A

content: Japan

content: Karatsu ware bowl, Takeo Karatsu type

title_sort: KARATSU WARE BOWL, TAKEO KARATSU TYPE

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Karatsu ware bowl, Takeo Karatsu type


content: 5th-4th century BCE

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period

content: Chariot (?) fitting and wooden stand. A terminal chock. Deep socket; one rivet hole visible. All but the under and bearing surfaces decorated with designs inlaid with gold and silver foils somewhat obscured by patination and accretions due to burial.

label: Provenance

content: Yamanaka and Company, Boston 1932 [1]

content: From 1932

content: Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Yamanaka and Company, Boston in 1932 [2]

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Art and Industry: China’s Houma Foundry (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1944 (November 15, 1944 to May 6, 1946)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1943 (March 22, 1943 to November 17, 1944)

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

content: Stone Sculpture, Buddhist Bronze, and Chinese Painting (May 2, 1923 to February 25, 1956)

content: Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965)

content: China

label: Topic

content: casting

content: inlay (process)

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)

content: Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

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

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

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

content: Tool and Equipment

label: Medium

content: Bronze with gold and silver inlay

content: H x W x D: 25.6 x 4.3 x 7.7 cm (10 1/16 x 1 11/16 x 3 1/16 in)

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

room: Gallery 18

content: China

label: Title

content: Terminal chock from a chariot

title_sort: TERMINAL CHOCK FROM A CHARIOT

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Terminal chock from a chariot


label: Date

label: Period

content: Northern Zhou dynasty

content: To 1911

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

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 309, pg. 76, 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: Promise of Paradise (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

content: Promise of Paradise: Early Chinese Buddhist Sculpture (December 1, 2012 to January 3, 2016)

content: Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 17 (November 17, 1955 to January 1, 1963)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Buddhist Sculpture, 1944 (March 13, 1944 to November 14, 1944)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Asian Sculpture, North Corridor (May 2, 1923 to October 28, 1955)

content: Stone Sculpture, Gallery 17, 1923 (May 2, 1923 to November 17, 1955)

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Probably Shaanxi province, China

content: stone

content: Buddhism

content: dragon

content: Period of Division (220 - 589)

content: lotus

content: monkey

content: bodhi tree

content: China

content: apsara

content: kalasa

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: On View

content: West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 17: Promise of Paradise

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Sculpture

content: Marble with traces of pigment

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 102.4 x 47.2 x 12.8 cm (40 5/16 x 18 9/16 x 5 1/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Ge Shang, Ta

place:
Shaanxi province
China

topic:
Period of Division (220 - 589)
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Animals
Chinese Art
Bodhi tree
Monkeys
Lotus
Stone
Kalasa
Dragon

culture: Buddhists Chinese Apsarases

room: Gallery 17

content: China

content: Stele with Bodhisattva Maitreya (Mile); reverse with Buddha Vairochana (Pilushena)

title_sort: STELE WITH BODHISATTVA MAITREYA (MILE); REVERSE WITH BUDDHA VAIROCHANA (PILUSHENA)

label: Screen Image


content: 475-221 BCE

content: Warring States period

label: Provenance

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

content: From 1991

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

content: Notes:

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

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

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

content: Research completed July 17, 2025

label: Collection

content: Freer Study Collection

content: John Hadley Cox (1913-2005)

content: Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of the John Hadley Cox Archaeological Study Collection

label: Data Source

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

content: Costume and Textile

label: Restrictions & Rights

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

content: China

content: Textile fragments

title_sort: TEXTILE FRAGMENTS

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Textile fragments


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 2, 2

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G42 state 2 of 2.

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: Whistler and the Hadens (June 20, 1999 to April 30, 2000)

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: child

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

content: Print

label: Medium

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 9.7 x 13.3 cm (3 13/16 x 5 1/4 in)

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

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

content: United States

label: Title

content: Nursemaid and Child

title_sort: NURSEMAID AND CHILD

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Nursemaid and Child


label: Date

content: ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE

label: Period

content: Shang dynasty

content: From 1936 to 1991

content: John Hadley Cox (1913-2005), Las Vegas, Nevada, purchased in Xiaotun, Anyang, Honan province, China. [1]

content: From 1991

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of John Hadley Cox, Las Vegas, Nevada. [2]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Curatorial Remark 1. See also the "List of Objects Offered to the Freer Gallery of Art" and Deed of Gift from John Hadley Cox, Collections Management Office.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Study Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: John Hadley Cox (1913-2005)

content: China

content: bone

content: Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Natural Material

content: Bone

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (overall): 4.2 x 2.4 cm (1 5/8 x 15/16 in)

topic:
Art
Chinese Art
Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE)
Bone

content: China

content: Bone, decorated fragment

title_sort: BONE, DECORATED FRAGMENT

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Bone, decorated fragment


content: Period of Division, Northern Zhou 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: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 122, 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

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: relief seal

content: Period of Division (220 - 589)

content: lotus

content: Northern Zhou dynasty (557 - 581)

content: forgery

content: China

content: fly whisk

content: dhyana mudra

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Sculpture

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Stone

content: H x W x D: 29.5 × 22 × 9 cm (11 5/8 × 8 11/16 × 3 9/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
buddha
Matsuki, Bunkio

topic:
Period of Division (220 - 589)
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Fly whisk
Chinese Art
Northern Zhou dynasty (557 - 581)
Forgery
Lotus
Stone
Bodhisattva
Relief seal

culture: Buddhists Chinese

content: China

content: Seated Buddha with two bodhisattvas

title_sort: SEATED BUDDHA WITH TWO BODHISATTVAS

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Seated Buddha with two bodhisattvas


content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Komai Genki 駒井源琦 (1747-1797)

label: Signatures

content: Contains signature.

label: Marks

content: Contains one seal.

content: To 1896

content: Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1896 [1]

content: From 1896 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Kakemono List, S.I. 88, pg. 45, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: landscape

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: forgery

content: Japan

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Ink wash on paper

content: H x W (image): 31.6 × 49 cm (12 7/16 × 19 5/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Matsuki, Bunkio

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

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Landscape with hill, trees, and moonrise

title_sort: LANDSCAPE WITH HILL, TREES, AND MOONRISE


label: Date

content: 206 BCE-220 CE

label: Period

content: Han dynasty

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 865, 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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Mirror

content: Bronze

label: Dimensions

content: Diam x D: 16.5 x 1.5 cm (6 1/2 x 9/16 in)

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

content: China

content: Mirror

title_sort: MIRROR

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Mirror


content: ca. 1050-221 BCE

content: Zhou dynasty

label: Description

content: Ceremonial vessel: type "yiu." Bronze, high tin.

content: Fractured.

content: Surface: areas of natural silver color, other areas blackened; largely coated with green aerugo and earthy incrustation.

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 New York, in 1919 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 1458, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

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: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 221 BCE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Vessel

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Bronze

content: H x W x D: 18.1 x 15.3 x 14.8 cm (7 1/8 x 6 x 5 13/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
You, Xiaoxi

topic:
Bronze
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Sculpture
Chinese Art
Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 221 BCE)
Metal-work

content: China

content: Vessel (you?)

title_sort: VESSEL (YOU?)

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Vessel (you?)


label: Date

content: 13th-14th century

content: Goryeo period

content: Surface: lustrous black and green patina. Decoration: incised.

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Bronze List, S.I. 1004, 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: Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Korea

label: Topic

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Tool and Equipment

label: Medium

content: Bronze

content: H x W x D: 21 x 3.3 x 3.4 cm (8 1/4 x 1 5/16 x 1 5/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

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

content: Korea

label: Title

content: Spoon

title_sort: SPOON

title: Spoon


content: ca. 1050-771 BCE

label: Period

content: Western Zhou dynasty

content: To 1911

content: Ta Gwan Sai, Beijing, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 250, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

content: Chinese Art (June 15, 1982 to September 24, 1982)

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

content: Chinese Art (March 9, 1981 to March 12, 1982)

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

content: Chinese Jades and Bronze, East Corridor (November 19, 1923 to March 14, 1931)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Ta Guwan Sai (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Bronze

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 9.3 x 6.3 cm (3 11/16 x 2 1/2 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Sai, Ta Guwan

content: China

content: Finial

title_sort: FINIAL

title: Finial


content: 8th century

content: Tang dynasty

label: Provenance

content: To 1911

content: N.E. Montross (1849-1932), New York, NY, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from N.E. Montross in 1911 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 290, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Stone Sculpture, Buddhist Bronze, and Chinese Painting (May 2, 1923 to February 25, 1956)

content: N.E. Montross (1849-1932) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: casting

content: gilding

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Buddhism

content: tree

content: Buddha

content: Tang dynasty (618 - 907)

content: China

content: bhumisparsha mudra

content: dhyana mudra

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Sculpture

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Gilt bronze

content: H x W: 9.4 x 11.6 cm (3 11/16 x 4 9/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
buddha
Montross, N. E.

topic:
Gilding
Bronze
Trees
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Sculpture
Chinese Art
Tang dynasty (618 - 907)
Bhumisparsha mudra
Metal-work

content: China

content: Seven Buddhas (Sanskrit Septa Manusi-Buddha) Tree

title_sort: SEVEN BUDDHAS (SANSKRIT SEPTA MANUSI-BUDDHA) TREE

label: High-resolution TIFF


label: Date

content: 206 BCE-220 CE

content: Han dynasty

content: From 1911 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased at an exposition of art objects found in the province of Shantung, held at Tsing-tao, China in 1911 [1]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 252, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Buddhism

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: dharmachakra

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Mirror

content: Bronze

content: Diam x D: 22.8 x 2.1 cm (9 x 13/16 in)

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

content: China

content: Mirror

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Mirror


label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Attributed to Hon'ami Koetsu 本阿弥光悦 (1558-1637)

content: To 1905

content: Bunshichi Kobayashi (circa 1861-1923), Boston, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Yokohama, to 1905 [1]

content: From 1905 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Panel List, L. 49, pg. 17, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Japanese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to January 17, 1980)

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: bamboo

content: plum blossom

content: poetry

content: Japan

content: shikishi

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Ink, color, and gold on paper

content: H x W: 18.4 x 17.8 cm (7 1/4 x 7 in)

name:
Kobayashi, Bunshichi
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Shikishi
Poetry
Bamboo
Plum blossom

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Plum and bamboo

title_sort: PLUM AND BAMBOO

title: Plum and bamboo


content: 305 BCE-14 CE

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty to Roman Period

label: Description

content: Fragment of an inlay with a floral pattern. Mended with lacquer. Mosaic technique: columnar rods and plates. Yellow, red, and green in a translucent gray-blue matrix.

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: narcissus

content: poppy

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

content: H (overall): 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in)

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

title_sort: FRAGMENT OF AN INLAY WITH A FLORAL PATTERN. MENDED WITH LACQUER


label: Date

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 3, 2

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G33 state 2 of 2.

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

content: 1904 Grolier Club, New York (1904)

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: portrait

content: child

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 22.7 x 15.4 cm (8 15/16 x 6 1/16 in)

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

content: United States

content: Bibi Lalouette

title_sort: BIBI LALOUETTE

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Bibi Lalouette


content: 4th century BCE

label: Period

content: Late Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period

content: To 1948

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

content: Likely Luwu Antiques Company, Shanghai purchased from J. T. Tai in 1948 [2]

content: 1948 to 1949

content: C. T. Loo, INC. by transfer from Luwu Antiques Company, Shanghai [3]

content: From 1949

content: Freer Gallery of Art, Purchased from C. T. Loo, INC. in May 1949 [4]

content: Notes:

content: [1] Jun Tsei Tai (more commonly known in the West as J. T. Tai), known also as Dai Fubao in Shanghai, was an incredibly successful art dealer who was initially based in Shanghai China. Tai became one of C. T. Loo's most prolific suppliers in the 1940s. In 1949, however, J. T. Tai fled with his family to Hong Kong, when Communist leaders came into power. In 1950, he immigrated to New York City, where he established J. T. Tai & Company, a successful company that specialized in the sale of Chinese arts.

content: See C. T. Loo's stock card no. 46086: "Bronze buckle, curved flat spoon shape with dragon's head hook decorated with intertwined dragons in gold inlaid on silver ground, filled in with small dots. Abstract motives on sides in similar inlaid. Late Chou," Frank Caro Archive, Musée Guimet, Paris. C. T. Loo's stock card notes the source of the object as: “from J. T. Tai China Feb 48.”

content: [2] Luwu was an export business that supplied C. T. Loo & Company, New York and Paris with Chinese objects. Loo formed this company in 1926. The name, Luwu combines the names of C. T. Loo and Wu Qi Zhou, Luwu’s primary associates. The business acquired objects from across China, but everything passed through Shanghai before being sent to France. Zhou and Laio would send all acquisitions to Shanghai, where Wu packaged and shipped them to France. J. T. Tai (see note 1) began working with Luwu around 1938. Tai operated Fuyun zhai guwandian, a shop with a large inventory in Shanghai.

content: [3] C. T. Loo formed C. T. Loo, INC. in 1948, when he lost direct access to trade in China. See invoice from C. T. Loo, INC. to Freer Gallery of Art, May 10, 1949. This object is “46086.”

content: [4] See note 3.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Personal Luxuries in Early China (July 7, 1998 to January 3, 2016)

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

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

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Jun Tsei Tai 戴潤齋 (1911-1992)

content: Lu Wu Antiques Co. 盧吳古玩公司 (1911-ca. 1949)

content: C. T. Loo, INC. (ca. 1948-no later than July 1953)

content: China

content: casting

content: inlay (process)

content: metal

content: bronze

content: dragon

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)

content: Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

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

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Bronze inlaid with gold and silver

content: H x W x D: 12.4 x 6.1 x 3 cm (4 7/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 3/16 in)

name:
Lu Wu Antiques Co.
C. T. Loo, INC.
Tai, Jun Tsei

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Belt hook (daigou) with dragon interlace

title_sort: BELT HOOK (DAIGOU) WITH DRAGON INTERLACE

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Thumbnail Image


label: Date

content: Period of Division, Northern Qi 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: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 478, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Southern Xiangtangshan, possibly Caves 4-6, Hebei province, China

content: stone

content: Buddhism

content: Buddha

content: Period of Division (220 - 589)

content: Northern Qi dynasty (550 - 577)

content: temple

content: ushnisha

content: cave

content: China

content: Chinese 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: Sculpture

content: Limestone with traces of pigment, from freestanding sculpture

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 42.7 x 25.3 x 32.2 cm (16 13/16 x 9 15/16 x 12 11/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
buddha
Yamanaka and Co.

place:
Caves 4-6
China
Hebei province
Southern Xiangtangshan

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

content: China

content: Head of a Buddha

title_sort: HEAD OF A BUDDHA

title: Head of a Buddha


content: 305 BCE-14 CE

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pgs. 1 and 33, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Egypt

label: Topic

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Glass

content: H (overall): 1.6 cm (5/8 in)

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Fragment of striped inlay

title_sort: FRAGMENT OF STRIPED INLAY

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Fragment of striped inlay


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

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

content: To 1906

content: H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, NY, to 1906 [2]

content: From 1906 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co., through Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938), in 1906 [3]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Whistler List, Wood Engravings, pg. 3, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Also see Curatorial Remarks 1, 2, and 3 in the the object record.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: 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: engraving (printing process)

content: woman

content: United States

content: American Art

content: interior

content: illustration

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

label: Medium

content: Wood engraving; ink on paper

content: H x W: 23.6 x 14.9 cm (9 5/16 x 5 7/8 in)

topic:
Design
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Illustration
Interior decoration
Engraving (printing process)
Woman

content: United States

label: Title

content: An Illustration to The Morning before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew

title_sort: AN ILLUSTRATION TO THE MORNING BEFORE THE MASSACRE OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW


label: Date

content: 100 BCE-100 CE

label: Period

content: Han dynasty

label: Provenance

content: From 1923

content: Freer Gallery of Art, purchased by Carl Whiting Bishop on Sept. 1, 1923 [1]

content: Note:

content: [1] Transferred from the Bishop Collection; formerly T-5 (according to Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List After 1920). Also see the Bishop Collection file, Collections Management Office.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: China

content: ceramic

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: funerary

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Carl Whiting Bishop collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

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

content: Architectural Element

content: Unglazed earthenware

content: H x W x D: 20 × 93.2 × 13.9 cm (7 7/8 × 36 11/16 × 5 1/2 in)

topic:
Art
Chinese Art
Funerary
Ceramics
Carl Whiting Bishop collection
Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Funerary tile

title_sort: FUNERARY TILE

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Funerary tile


content: 12th-13th century

content: Goryeo period

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

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Korea

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Bronze and silver

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 16.6 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm (6 9/16 x 9/16 x 1/2 in)

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

content: Korea

content: Knife blade and ornamented handle

title_sort: KNIFE BLADE AND ORNAMENTED HANDLE

title: Knife blade and ornamented handle


content: 100 BCE-100 CE

content: Han dynasty

label: Description

content: Hollow tomb tile, perhaps a socle. Both sides the same. Broken areas along edges.

content: Clay: slate-gray earthenware; fine texture.

content: Glaze: none

content: Decoration: impressed with dies or stamps in low flat relief; two profile kneeling armed guardian figures flanking stylized tree over narrow horizontal panels - (1) two birds facing central seated figure (2) horse and carriage followed by horseman.

content: To ?

content: Jen Ku-chei, Zhengzhou, Henan, China [1]

content: From 1923

content: Freer Gallery of Art, purchased by Carl Whiting Bishop from Jen Ku-chei, Zhengzhou, Henan, China [2]

content: Notes:

content: [1] Transferred from the Bishop Collection; formerly T-2.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Jen Ku-chei

content: China

label: Topic

content: ceramic

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: funerary

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Carl Whiting Bishop collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

label: Data Source

content: Architectural Element

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Unglazed earthenware

content: H x W x D: 31.4 × 29.3 × 16.7 cm (12 3/8 × 11 9/16 × 6 9/16 in)

content: China

content: Funerary tile

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

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Funerary tile