label: Date

content: ca. 1680

label: School/Tradition

content: Ajmer school

label: Description

content: This painting depicts a woman inside an arched window gazing at a warrior who carries a sword and a rope.

label: Provenance

content: To 1969

content: Kasmin Gallery, London [1]

content: From 1969 to 2001

content: Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Kasmin Gallery, London in April 1969 [2]

content: From 2001 to 2018

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

content: From 2018

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] Ralph Benkaim purchased the painting from Kasmin Gallery, London in April 1969, several years before Indian paintings were classified as antiquities by the Indian government, according to his personal records, as relayed by Catherine Glynn Benkaim.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: National Museum of Asian Art Collection

content: Kasmin Gallery (English, 1963-1972)

content: Ralph and Catherine Benkaim

content: Catherine Glynn Benkaim (born 1946)

content: Ajmer, Rajasthan state, India

content: woman

content: sword

content: India

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: soldier

content: Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection

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

label: Data Source

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

label: Accession Number

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Opaque watercolor on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 20.3 × 18.1 cm (8 × 7 1/8 in)

name:
Benkaim, Ralph and Catherine
Benkaim, Catherine Glynn
Kasmin Gallery

place:
Ajmer
Rajasthan state
India

topic:
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Art
Soldiers
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
Swords
Woman

content: India

content: Woman gazing at warrior

title_sort: WOMAN GAZING AT WARRIOR

label: Screen Image

title: Woman gazing at warrior


unitCode: FSG

type: edanmdm

content: late 18th-19th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

content: To 1915

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

content: From 1915 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Reserved Textile List, R. 156, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: floral patterns

content: brocading

content: weft patterning

content: silk (fiber)

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Costume and Textile

label: Medium

content: Silk

content: H x W: 387.5 x 68.5 cm (152 9/16 x 26 15/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

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

type: Country

content: Japan

object_type: Costume Textiles

label: Title

content: Kimono sash (obi)

unit_code: FSG

title_sort: KIMONO SASH (OBI)

type: Images

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Kimono sash (obi)


label: Date

content: Period of Division

label: Provenance

content: To 1917

content: Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1917 [1]

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Bronze List, S.I. 1247, 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: animal

content: Period of Division (220 - 589)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Bronze with gilding

content: H x W: 7.3 x 2 cm (2 7/8 x 13/16 in)

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

content: China

object_type: Ornaments Jewelry

content: Fragment, possibly a pin

title_sort: FRAGMENT, POSSIBLY A PIN

title: Fragment, possibly a pin


content: ca. 3300-2250 BCE

label: Period

content: Late Neolithic period

label: Description

content: Flattened cylindrical bead form with longitudinal perforation bored from both ends; mottled reddish brown with some translucent green, smooth surface.

content: To 1912

content: Abel William Bahr (1877-1959), London, to 1912 [1]

content: From 1912 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Abel William Bahr, London, in 1912 [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. 362, pg. 104, 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.

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)

content: Lake Tai region, China

content: carving

content: jade

content: nephrite

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Culture

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

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Jade (nephrite)

label: Dimensions

content: H x Diam: 2.5 x 1.3 cm (15/16 x 1/2 in)

date:
BCE 2000s
BCE 3000s

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Bahr, Abel William

place:
Lake Tai region
China

culture:
Chinese
Liangzhu culture

content: China

content: Flattened cylindrical bead

title_sort: FLATTENED CYLINDRICAL BEAD

label: Screen Image

title: Flattened cylindrical bead


content: ca. 8th century BCE

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period

content: Ceremonial vessel of the type lei. Wood stand.

content: Surface: rough green and blue patination with patches of smoother dull black.

content: Decoration: in low relief.

label: Inscriptions

content: 1-character inscription

content: To 1907

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

content: Shinsuke Hayashi, Kyoto, Japan, acquired in 1907 [2]

content: From 1907 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Shinsuke Hayashi in Japan in 1907 [3]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to Curatorial Remark 3 in the object record, Charles Lang Freer noted: "Mr. Hayashi, a leading dealer in Kyoto, from whom I bought this jar in 1907, told me that it came direct to him from China the same year."

content: [2] See note 1. Also, see Original Bronze List, S.I. 28, 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: The Power to See Beauty (October 14, 2017 to September 6, 2022)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork, 1943 (March 22, 1943 to December 13, 1944)

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

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

content: Shinsuke Hayashi 林新助 (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: dragon

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)

content: Spring and Autumn period (770 - 476 BCE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: The Story of the Beautiful

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Vessel

label: Medium

content: Bronze

content: H x Diam: 35 × 42.3 cm (13 13/16 × 16 11/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Shinsuke, Hayashi

content: China

content: Ritual vessel (lei) with dragons

title_sort: RITUAL VESSEL (LEI) WITH DRAGONS

title: Ritual vessel (lei) with dragons


label: Date

content: early 17th-mid 18th century

label: Provenance

content: From 1975-76 to 1992

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

content: From 1992

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: Freer Study Collection

content: Anonymous

content: Possibly Netherlands

content: glass

content: Thailand

content: Southeast Asian Art

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Anonymous donor

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Unclassified

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Glass

content: H x W: 3.3 x 2.1 cm (1 5/16 x 13/16 in)

topic:
Art
Glass
Southeast Asian Art

content: Thailand

label: Title

content: Glass fragment

title_sort: GLASS FRAGMENT

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Glass fragment


content: 4th century

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Syria

content: glass

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

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

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

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

culture:
Middle Easterners
Syrians

content: Bead

title_sort: BEAD

label: Screen Image

title: Bead


content: 12th century

label: Period

content: Heian period

content: Kawasaki Yoshitaro, Japan [1]

content: To 1929

content: Yamanaka and Company, New York 1929 [2]

content: From 1929

content: Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Yamanaka and Company, New York in 1929 [23

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] Object file, undated folder sheet. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.

content: [3] See note 2.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

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

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

content: Japanese Art: Painting and Sculpture (July 1, 1966 to May 2, 1973)

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

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Paintings (October 25, 1955 to November 23, 1955)

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

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

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

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

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

label: Origin

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: Buddhism

content: Buddha

content: Heian period (794 - 1185)

content: stupa

content: mandala

content: vajra

content: prayer beads

content: Japan

content: throne

content: Vaisravana

content: Virudhaka

content: Dhritarastra

content: preaching

content: dharmachakra

content: Mahakala

content: Vajrapani

content: Mount Meru

content: mudra

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: attendant

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

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

content: Painting

content: Color and gold on silk panel

content: H x W (image): 144.2 × 86.7 cm (56 3/4 × 34 1/8 in)

name:
buddha
Yamanaka and Co.

topic:
Prayer beads
Art
Symbolism
Dharmacakra
Virudhaka
Vajra
Stupa
Vajrapani
Throne
Mahakala
Heian period (794 - 1185)
Mount Meru
Preaching
Japanese Art
Mudra
Vaisravana
Attendant
Kakemono
Dhritarastra

culture: Buddhists Hindus Japanese

content: Japan

content: Hōrōkaku Mandara

title_sort: HŌRŌKAKU MANDARA

title: Hōrōkaku Mandara


label: Date

content: 15th century

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

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

label: School/Tradition

content: Zhe School

label: Provenance

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1003, 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: Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

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

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

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

content: Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 18 (February 25, 1956 to February 4, 1957)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting, Gallery 2, 1955 (April 11, 1955 to November 10, 1955)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1946 (May 6, 1946 to November 17, 1955)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, 1943 (October 4, 1943 to August 7, 1946)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Ceramics (March 14, 1931 to March 22, 1943)

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

content: Chinese Painting and Pottery (May 2, 1923 to March 22, 1943)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: tree

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: egret

content: willow tree

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

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Medium

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

content: H x W (image): 145.8 x 80.8 cm (57 3/8 x 31 13/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Lai-Yuan & Company

topic:
Trees
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Chinese Art
Willow tree
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Egrets

content: China

content: Nine White Egrets and a Willow Tree

title_sort: NINE WHITE EGRETS AND A WILLOW TREE

title: Nine White Egrets and a Willow Tree


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 G232 state 4 of 7.

content: To 1905

content: Thomas Way Sr. (1827-1915), London, or Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913), London, to 1905 [1]

content: From 1905 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Thomas Way Sr. or Thomas Robert Way 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 Whistler List, Etchings, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Thomas Way Sr. and his son, Thomas Robert Way, were lithographers who worked closely with Whistler on several of his projects. They helped with the printing of his etchings, as well as the printing of Whistler’s promotional materials. Both Thomas Way Sr. and Thomas Robert Way owned many Whistler works. Thomas Way Sr. acquired several of these works at the time of Whistler’s bankruptcy, and he passed some of them on to his son (see The Correspondence of James McNeill Whistler, 1855-1903, ed. Margaret F. MacDonald, Patricia de Montfort and Nigel Thorp, On-line Edition, People, biographies of Thomas Way and Thomas Robert Way; http://www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk/correspondence).

content: Charles Lang Freer acquired many Whistler pieces from the Ways. However, museum records do not always specify whether it was the younger or elder Way who was the source of a particular object. Further, archival sources indicate that the junior Way sometimes acted on behalf of his father: whilst negotiating the sale of his own Whistler works to C.L. Freer, he would concurrently negotiate the sale of some of his father’s Whistler works to Freer. In cases where it is unclear whether it was the junior or senior Way who actually owned a piece acquired by C.L. Freer, the provenance record will simply state that the object was purchased from “Thomas Way Sr. or Thomas Robert Way.”

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: etching (printing process)

content: water

content: boat

content: Italy

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 25.3 x 17.8 cm (9 15/16 x 7 in)

place:
United States
Italy

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

content: Italy

content: United States

label: Title

content: Upright Venice

title_sort: UPRIGHT VENICE

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Upright Venice


label: Date

content: circa 900-1400

content: To 1981

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

content: From 1981 to 1988

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

content: From 1988 to 1995

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

content: From 1995

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See object record.

content: [2] See object record.

content: [3] See object record.

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

content: Freer Study Collection

content: Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981)

content: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

label: Origin

content: Syria?

label: Topic

content: blow molding

content: enameling

content: glassblowing

content: glass

content: Islam

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Syria

content: Arts of the Islamic World

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

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

content: Vessel

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D (overall): 3.2 x 4.7 x 2.7 cm (1 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/16 in)

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

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

culture: Muslims Syrians

content: Islamic Glass Fragment

title_sort: ISLAMIC GLASS FRAGMENT

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

title: Islamic Glass Fragment


content: 1550-1196 BCE

label: Period

content: New Kingdom

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: glass

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

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Glass

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

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

type: Continent

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead

title: Bead


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 1, 2

label: Label

content: Whistler lithographs are identified by "C" numbers as described in The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1998). This print is C10, fifth state of five.

content: To 1907

content: H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, NY, to 1907 [1]

content: From 1907 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See List of Whistler Purchases Since Making Up the Smithsonian Inventory, pg. 6, Voucher No. 40, November 1907, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: woman

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Lithotint

content: H x W: 25.9 x 16.5 cm (10 3/16 x 6 1/2 in)

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

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Woman

content: United States

label: Title

content: The Toilet

title_sort: THE TOILET

title: The Toilet


label: Date

content: mid-18th century

content: Edo period

content: Ogata Ihachi (Kyoto Kenzan II) (active 1720-1760)

label: Description

content: Lidded bowl (futajawan)

content: Clay: earthenware; dense, sonorous, grayish.

content: Glaze: rich cream, closely crackled; stained with fawn. Lead glaze.

content: Decoration: in green and blue enamels, under glaze. Design of iris.

content: One signature on bowl, one signature on lid.

label: Signatures

content: On bowl: Kenzan. On lid: Based on painting by Korin; Kenzan (with ji cipher).

content: This is a lidded bowl for serving steamed food; the lid is designed so that steam condensing on its underside drips out of the vessel rather than into it. True to the inscription, the decoration is based on a Korin design, once again his interpretation of the popular "eight bridges" episode in the ninth chapter of the classical Tales of Ise.

content: The execution clearly relates to F1896.56, and they are probably part of the same batch.

content: To 1899

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

content: From 1899 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 286, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Rinpa: Creativity Across Time and Space (October 1, 2022 to April 2, 2023)

content: Bold and Beautiful: Rinpa in Japanese Art (June 28, 2015 to January 3, 2016)

content: The Potter's Brush: The Kenzan Style in Japanese Ceramics (December 9, 2001 to October 27, 2002)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan

label: Topic

content: ceramic

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: iris

content: Tales of Ise

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Vessel

content: White clay; pigments, enamels, and iron pigment under transparent lead glaze

label: Dimensions

content: H x Diam: 8.8 × 13.3 cm (3 7/16 × 5 1/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Matsuki, Bunkio

place:
Kyoto
Japan
Kyoto prefecture

topic:
Iris
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Tales of Ise
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Ceramics

content: Japan

content: Lidded bowl with design of iris

title_sort: LIDDED BOWL WITH DESIGN OF IRIS

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Lidded bowl with design of iris


content: 18th century?

label: Period

content: Edo period

content: Signature reads: "Hokkyo Korin".

label: Marks

content: Seal: Ogata.

label: Provenance

content: To 1897

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

content: From 1897 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Kakemono List, L. 80, pg. 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: [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)

content: Japan

content: duck

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on paper

content: H x W: 62 x 28 cm (24 7/16 x 11 in)

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

content: Japan

content: Ducks

title_sort: DUCKS

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

title: Ducks


label: Date

content: 14th century

content: Kamakura period

label: Label

content: Fudo Myo'o is one of the Buddhist kings of knowledge, and is a symbol of immovable steadfastness in the face of passion, egoism, and temptation. Fudo is usually represented as standing on a stony pedestal with a flaming halo of light behind him. Two young attendants, Kongara doji and Seitaka koji, often accompany images of Fudo. This painting on silk was intended to be hung in a Buddhist temple for ceremonies and worship. Sculptural images of Fudo in polychromed wood were also created as devotional images.

content: To 1906-1907

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

content: From 1906-1907 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Reserved Kakemono List, R. 572, pg. 17, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. According to the Accession List, Collections Management office, C.L. Freer purchased this object during his "Oriental trip, 1906-1907."

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

content: Japanese Art (April 11, 1978 to March 6, 1981)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Kamakura period (1185 - 1333)

content: Japan

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: attendant

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink, color, and gold on silk

content: H x W (image): 110.6 × 56.2 cm (43 9/16 × 22 1/8 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Kamakura period (1185 - 1333)
Art
Japanese Art
Attendant
Kakemono

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Fudo Myo'o and two attendants

title_sort: FUDO MYO'O AND TWO ATTENDANTS

title: Fudo Myo'o and two attendants


content: ca. 3300-2250 BCE

label: Period

content: Late Neolithic period

label: Description

content: Squared hollow cylinder of the type ts’ung [cong] 琮; short projecting collar at top and base; interior has circular boring marks and irregular median ridge; mottled orange, yellow, reddish and dark browns; decoration: channeled and incised, vertical grooves on sides, bands, grooves and circles on corners. (Scattered chips and small surface defects.)

content: Acquired with a box, now lost.

content: Reportedly excavated from Loyang in Honan [1]

content: To 1917

content: You Xiaoxi (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1917 [2]

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.

content: [2] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1308, pg. 296, 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: You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Lake Tai region, China

label: Topic

content: jade

content: nephrite

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

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Culture

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

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Ceremonial Object

content: Jade (nephrite)

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 11.3 x 5.9 x 6 cm (4 7/16 x 2 5/16 x 2 3/8 in)

content: Diam (hole): 4.7 cm (1 13/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
You, Xiaoxi

content: China

content: Five-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks

title_sort: FIVE-TIER TUBE (CONG 琮) WITH MASKS

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Five-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks


label: Date

content: 18th-19th century

content: Edo period

content: Shallow tea bowl (hirajawan [Jpn]). Gold lacquer repair.

content: Clay: soft, gritty, brownish. Raku type.

content: Glaze: deep mahogany red blended with black over dark olive green. Metallic iridescence. Lead glaze, Raku type.

label: Provenance

content: To 1897

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1897 [1]

content: From 1897 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 453, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Knotted Clay: Raku Ceramics and Tea (December 9, 2023 - ongoing)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan

content: iridescence

content: lacquer

content: ceramic

content: Ohi ware

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: tea

content: Japan

content: red slip

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: On View

content: West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 20a: Knotted Clay: Raku Ceramics and Tea

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Type

content: Vessel

label: Medium

content: Earthenware with amber lead glaze; gold lacquer repair

content: H x Diam: 5.5 × 14.3 cm (2 3/16 × 5 5/8 in)

label: Style

content: Ohi ware

place:
Kanazawa
Japan
Ishikawa prefecture

topic:
Ohi ware
Tea
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Lacquer
Iridescence
Ceramics
Red slip

room: Gallery 20a

building: Freer

content: Japan

content: Ohi ware shallow tea bowl

title_sort: OHI WARE SHALLOW TEA BOWL

label: Screen Image

title: Ohi ware shallow tea bowl


content: 305 BCE-14 CE

label: Period

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

content: Unclassified

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Glass

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

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

room: Gallery 20

content: Africa

content: Egypt

label: Title

content: Ball

title_sort: BALL

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Ball


label: Date

content: ca. 3300-ca. 2250 BCE

content: Late Neolithic period

label: Description

content: Squared, hollow cylinder of the type ts'ung [cong] 琮; narrow projecting collar at both ends, irregular on one end; mottled brown and tan, partially covered with cream coating that almost hides the decoration—channeled and incised, circles, bands of fine lines and grooves, traces of meander pattern.

content: Acquired with a box, now lost.

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 Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1425, pg. 339, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Lake Tai region, China

label: Topic

content: jade

content: nephrite

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Culture

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

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

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Ceremonial Object

content: Jade (nephrite)

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 3.7 x 7.6 x 7.5 cm (1 7/16 x 3 x 2 15/16 in)

content: Diam (hole): 6.3 cm (2 7/16 in)

room: Gallery 19

content: China

content: One-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks

title_sort: ONE-TIER TUBE (CONG 琮) WITH MASKS

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image

title: One-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks


label: Period

content: Possibly Ming dynasty

content: Depicts a river landscape with a herd boy napping, leaning against rocks under trees, while a water-buffalo stands nearby and another lies on the ground sleeping. Three seals (one very large), one inscription, no colophons or labels.

label: Marks

content: Three seals (one very large)

label: Inscriptions

content: One inscription.

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 Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 620, 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.

label: Collection

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: water buffalo

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: child

content: river

content: herding

content: sleeping

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

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Ink on silk

content: H x W (image): 71.7 x 37.5 cm (28 1/4 x 14 3/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Sai, Loon Gu

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Landscapes
Art
Sleeping
Chinese Art
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Children
Rivers
Herding
Water buffalo

content: China

content: River landscape: two water buffaloes and a napping herd-boy

title_sort: RIVER LANDSCAPE: TWO WATER BUFFALOES AND A NAPPING HERD-BOY

label: Screen Image


label: Date

content: Edo period

label: Provenance

content: To 1916

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1916 [1]

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Reserved Textile List, R. 200, 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: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

content: repairing

content: brocading

content: weft patterning

content: silk (fiber)

content: Buddhism

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: monk

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

content: Costume and Textile

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Silk

content: H x W: 205.8 x 115.3 cm (81 x 45 3/8 in)

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

culture: Buddhists Japanese

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Brocade, silk. A Buddhist monk's robe, patched; kesa. All patches missing

title_sort: BROCADE, SILK. A BUDDHIST MONK'S ROBE, PATCHED; KESA. ALL PATCHES MISSING

label: High-resolution TIFF


content: late 12th century

label: Period

content: Heian period

label: Description

content: Avalokitesvara (Japanese: Kwannon). Pedestal.

content: Wood. Glass "urna" inset.

content: To 1909

content: Unidentified owner, Japan, to 1909 [1]

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased in Japan from an unidentified owner in 1909 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 946, pg. 69-1/2, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: America Meets Asia at the Freer Gallery of Art (May 9, 1993 to June 2, 1998)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: wood

content: Buddhism

content: bodhisattva

content: Heian period (794 - 1185)

content: Avalokiteshvara

content: Guanyin

content: Kannon

content: Japan

content: kalasa

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Sculpture

content: Wood

label: Dimensions

content: H (overall): 58.8 cm (23 1/8 in)

topic:
Heian period (794 - 1185)
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Kannon
Wood
Japanese Art
Avalokite?svara (Buddhist deity)
Bodhisattva
Kalasa
Guanyin

content: Japan

content: Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Kannon)

title_sort: BODHISATTVA AVALOKITESHVARA (KANNON)

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Kannon)


label: Date

content: late 18th century

content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Tawaraya Sori I

content: To 1900

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

content: To 1906

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

content: From 1906 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono List, pg. 145, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

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

content: [3] See notes 1 and 2.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Ikeda Seisuke (1839-1900)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: pine tree

content: autumn

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: vine

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W: 80.3 x 26.5 cm (31 5/8 x 10 7/16 in)

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

topic:
Pine tree
Charles Lang Freer collection
Vine
Art
Autumn
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art

content: Japan

content: Pine tree and autumn vine

title_sort: PINE TREE AND AUTUMN VINE

label: Screen Image

title: Pine tree and autumn vine


content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 5, 4

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 G165 state 6 of 8.

label: Provenance

content: To 1905

content: Thomas Way Sr. (1827-1915), London, or Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913), London, to 1905 [1]

content: From 1905 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Thomas Way Sr. or Thomas Robert Way 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 Whistler List, Etchings, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Thomas Way Sr. and his son, Thomas Robert Way, were lithographers who worked closely with Whistler on several of his projects. They helped with the printing of his etchings, as well as the printing of Whistler’s promotional materials. Both Thomas Way Sr. and Thomas Robert Way owned many Whistler works. Thomas Way Sr. acquired several of these works at the time of Whistler’s bankruptcy, and he passed some of them on to his son (see The Correspondence of James McNeill Whistler, 1855-1903, ed. Margaret F. MacDonald, Patricia de Montfort and Nigel Thorp, On-line Edition, People, biographies of Thomas Way and Thomas Robert Way; http://www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk/correspondence).

content: Charles Lang Freer acquired many Whistler pieces from the Ways. However, museum records do not always specify whether it was the younger or elder Way who was the source of a particular object. Further, archival sources indicate that the junior Way sometimes acted on behalf of his father: whilst negotiating the sale of his own Whistler works to C.L. Freer, he would concurrently negotiate the sale of some of his father’s Whistler works to Freer. In cases where it is unclear whether it was the junior or senior Way who actually owned a piece acquired by C.L. Freer, the provenance record will simply state that the object was purchased from “Thomas Way Sr. or Thomas Robert Way.”

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

content: drypoint

content: boat

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: cancelled plate

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Drypoint; ink on paper

content: H x W: 15 x 22.5 cm (5 7/8 x 8 7/8 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Boats and boating
Art
American Art
Drypoint
Cancelled plate

content: United States

label: Title

content: From Billingsgate

title_sort: FROM BILLINGSGATE

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: From Billingsgate


label: Date

content: 1550-1196 BCE

label: Period

content: New Kingdom

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

label: Topic

content: glass

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

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead

title_sort: BEAD

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead


content: 16th century

content: Muromachi period

content: The Historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, is shown seated on a throne in the form of a lotus, an important symbol in Buddhism representing, among other concepts, purity, perfection, and divine birth. The Buddha raises his right hand in a symbolic gesture, or mudra, of protection and reassurance, and his expression reflects a contemplative tranquillity that inspires peaceful meditation. This painting was originally mounted as a hanging scroll to be displayed on special occasions of ceremony or worship.

content: To 1904

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1904 [1]

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. Also see Original Kakemono List, pg. 89, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: A Journey of Taste: Freer and Japanese Scroll Mounting (April 15, 2023 to March 3, 2024)

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

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

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Buddhism

content: Muromachi period (1333 - 1573)

content: Japan

content: preaching

content: Shakyamuni

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Color and gold on silk panel

content: H x W (image): 103.4 x 48.2 cm (40 11/16 x 19 in)

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

content: Japan

content: Shakyamuni preaching

title_sort: SHAKYAMUNI PREACHING

label: Screen Image

title: Shakyamuni preaching


content: Possibly Ming dynasty

label: Artist

content: Formerly attributed to Wu Wei (1459-1508)

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

content: Pao Ming Sai, Beijing, to 1909 [1]

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Pao Ming 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. 33, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Pao Ming Sai (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: landscape

content: donkey

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: rain

content: willow tree

content: China

content: umbrella

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink on silk

content: H x W (image): 24.7 x 22.8 cm (9 3/4 x 9 in)

name:
Ming Sai, Pao
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Landscapes
Rain
Art
Donkey
Chinese Art
Willow tree
Umbrellas
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

label: Title

content: Two travelers in the rain

title_sort: TWO TRAVELERS IN THE RAIN

title: Two travelers in the rain


label: Date

content: mid 18th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

content: Ogata Ihachi (Kyoto Kenzan II) (active 1720-1760)

label: Description

content: Tray, oblong, in the shape of a poetry card (tanzaku) [Jpn].

content: Brilliant cream-white, crackled, lead glaze with rich violet-blue and emerald-green underglaze.

label: Signatures

content: Mosha Korin ga Kenzan [kao] [Jpn].

label: Label

content: The analogue for this shape is a paper strip called tanzaku, used for inscribing poems. "Tanzaku dishes" were made by the first Kenzan throughout his career. Those, however, are inscribed with poetry while this piece is painted. The theme, as indicated by the motif of iris, is the "eight bridges" from the Tales of Ise. In this context, the rectangular dish could also be interpreted as one of the planks of the bridge across the iris swamp.

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] See Original Pottery List, 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: Arts of Japan: Edo Aviary and Poetic License (February 2 to August 4, 2013)

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

content: The Potter's Brush: The Kenzan Style in Japanese Ceramics (December 9, 2001 to October 27, 2002)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan

label: Topic

content: ceramic

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: iris

content: poetry

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Container

content: White clay with enamels and iron pigment under transparent lead glaze

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 42.5 x 8.2 x 2.4 cm (16 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 15/16 in)

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

content: Japan

content: Rectangular dish with design of iris

title_sort: RECTANGULAR DISH WITH DESIGN OF IRIS

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Rectangular dish with design of iris


content: 12th-13th century

content: Goryeo period

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

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Korean Ceramics of the Koryo Dynasty (May 9, 1993 to August 7, 2011)

content: Korean Art (May 9, 1993 to January 29, 1997)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Korea

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Bronze

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

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

content: Korea

content: Topknot pin

title_sort: TOPKNOT PIN

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Topknot pin


label: Date

label: Period

content: Meiji era

label: Artist

content: Kano Hogai 狩野芳崖 (1828-1888)

content: This evening landscape reflects the artist Kano Hogai's study of earlier Chinese and Japanese ink painters, including Sesshu (1420-1506). Many of Hogai's landscapes reflect his study of the dense rock and mountain compositions and the rendering of spatial depth that are characteristic of Sesshu. Hogai's approach to the traditional subject of ink landscape painting stresses dramatic compositions featuring strong contrasts of ink tonality and selective reduction of detail that creates a somewhat abstract image. Hogai had not yet begun his study of Western art, but his emphasis of rational articulation of space contributed to the acceptance of his work by foreign collectors and audiences.

content: This landscape was exhibited in Japan in the 1884 Second Competitive Show for the Promotion of National Painting that was sponsored by the Meiji government to promote the preservation and revival of traditional painting at a time when Western painting was of increasing interest to some Japanese artists. The painting had been commissioned by the American educator and art patron Ernest F. Fenellosa, who had taken a personal interest in Hogai's work since seeing a painting of his in an exhibition the previous year.

label: Provenance

content: To 1902

content: Ernest Francisco Fenollosa (1853-1908), New York, NY, and Spring Hill, AL, to 1902 [1]

content: From 1902 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Ernest Francisco Fenollosa in 1902 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono List, L. 283, pg. 65, 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: Freer: A Taste for Japanese Art (July 1, 2006 to January 1, 2007)

content: Japanese Art of the Meiji Era (September 20, 1997 to April 26, 1998)

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

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

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Paintings (October 25, 1955 to November 23, 1955)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Art, 1951 (January 23, 1951 to February 25, 1956)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Ernest Francisco Fenollosa (1853-1908) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

content: landscape

content: winter

content: Meiji era (1868 - 1912)

content: Japan

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink on paper

content: H x W (image): 136.9 × 61.8 cm (53 15/16 × 24 5/16 in)

name:
Fenollosa, Ernest Francisco
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Landscapes
Art
Winter
Japanese Art
Meiji era (1868 - 1912)
Kakemono

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Winter landscape: a ravine

title_sort: WINTER LANDSCAPE: A RAVINE

title: Winter landscape: a ravine


content: Edo period

label: Description

content: Pouring bowl (ryokuchi [Jpn] hachi), deep ovoidal; two short spouts in rim; low foot, beveled.

content: Clay: hard, dense, grayish.

content: Glaze: dark-green, brilliant on outside, dull within; crackled.

content: Decoration: incised under glaze.

label: Marks

content: Seal [Jpn]

content: To 1898

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1898 [1]

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 602, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: The Peacock Room (May 2, 1923 to February 21, 2011)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Kuwana, Mie prefecture, Japan

label: Topic

content: ceramic

content: Banko ware

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: stoneware

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Vessel

content: Stoneware with copper-green lead silicate glaze

label: Dimensions

content: H x Diam: 9.5 × 16.3 cm (3 3/4 × 6 7/16 in)

label: Style

content: Banko ware

place:
Kuwana
Japan
Mie prefecture

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

content: Japan

content: Banko ware pouring bowl with two spouts

title_sort: BANKO WARE POURING BOWL WITH TWO SPOUTS

title: Banko ware pouring bowl with two spouts


label: Date

label: Period

content: Ming or Qing dynasty

content: Travelers wander through an autumnal landscape with tall mountains in the blue-green style dominating the background.

label: Inscriptions

content: 1. (Jan Stuart, 30 August 1996) On right edge of fan (see comments).

content: Estate of Agnes E. Meyer. [1]

content: To 1996

content: Mrs. Katharine Graham, Washington DC, acquired through the estate of her mother, Mrs. Agnes E. Meyer. [2]

content: From 1996

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mrs. Katharine Graham, Washington DC [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See object file, Collections Management Office.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [3] See Acquisition Consideration Form, copy in object file, Collections Management Office.

content: Freer Study Collection

content: Agnes E. Meyer (1887-1970)

content: Estate of Agnes E. Meyer

content: Katharine Meyer Graham (1917-2001)

content: China

content: landscape

content: autumn

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: travel

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Mrs. Katharine Graham

label: Data Source

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

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Ink and light color on silk

content: H x W: 31.5 x 29.1 cm (12 3/8 x 11 7/16 in)

name:
Meyer, Agnes E.
Graham, Katharine Meyer
Estate of Agnes E. Meyer

topic:
Description and travel
Landscapes
Art
Autumn
Chinese Art
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Traveling in Autumn Mountains

title_sort: TRAVELING IN AUTUMN MOUNTAINS

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Traveling in Autumn Mountains


content: 16th-17th century

content: Ming dynasty

label: Provenance

content: To 1911

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

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 816, 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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: On the River (April 01, 1995 to January 23, 1996)

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: landscape

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: waterfall

content: pavilion

content: China

content: blue-and-green style

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W: 179.6 x 110 cm (70 11/16 x 43 5/16 in)

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Enjoying the breeze in a waterside pavilion

title_sort: ENJOYING THE BREEZE IN A WATERSIDE PAVILION


label: Date

content: 3rd century BCE

label: Period

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

label: Topic

content: iridescence

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: On View

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

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

content: Diam (overall): 1.2 cm (1/2 in)

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Button Bead

title_sort: BUTTON BEAD

title: Button Bead


content: 206 BCE-220 CE

content: Han dynasty

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 969, 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: Inner Mongolia/Ordos, China

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: animal

content: tiger

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Bronze

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

place:
Inner Mongolia/Ordos
China

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

content: China

content: Ornament in the form of a feline-like animal on a foot-shaped stand

title_sort: ORNAMENT IN THE FORM OF A FELINE-LIKE ANIMAL ON A FOOT-SHAPED STAND

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image


content: 18th century

content: Mughal dynasty

label: Court

content: Mughal Court

label: School/Tradition

content: Mughal school

label: Provenance

content: Before 1890

content: Ownership information unknown

content: By 1890-1907

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

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

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

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

content: Research updated April 19, 2024

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: Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)

content: India

content: mullah

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

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

label: Accession Number

content: Painting

content: Color and slight gold on paper

content: H x W: 25.9 x 15.8 cm (10 3/16 x 6 1/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Hanna, Henry Bathurst

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

culture:
Himalayan peoples
South Asians

content: India

content: A visit at night to a mullah

title_sort: A VISIT AT NIGHT TO A MULLAH

label: Thumbnail Image

title: A visit at night to a mullah


label: Date

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 3, 2

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G214 state 2 of 5.

content: To 1904

content: Otto H. Bacher (1856-1909), New York, to 1904 [1]

content: From 1904 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Otto H. Bacher 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 Whistler List, Etchings, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: Also, an undated folder sheet note states: "Otto H. Bacher's stamp, in red, on face of print" (see Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record).

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Otto H. Bacher (1856-1909) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

label: Topic

content: etching (printing process)

content: landscape

content: boat

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 20.8 x 30.2 cm (8 3/16 x 11 7/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Bacher, Otto H.

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

content: United States

label: Title

content: San Giorgio

title_sort: SAN GIORGIO

title: San Giorgio


label: Period

content: Edo period

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Reserved Textile List, R. 183, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: floral patterns

content: brocading

content: weft patterning

content: silk (fiber)

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Type

content: Costume and Textile

label: Medium

content: Silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 54 x 46.5 cm (21 1/4 x 18 5/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

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

content: Japan

content: Brocade hanging, silk. Four repairs

title_sort: BROCADE HANGING, SILK. FOUR REPAIRS

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Brocade hanging, silk. Four repairs


label: Date

content: 18th century

content: Qing dynasty

label: Provenance

content: To 1913

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

content: From 1913 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See also, Reserved Textile List, R. 84, 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: Bicentennial Exhibition: Chinese Art (December 5, 1975 to November 10, 1976)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: brocading

content: weft patterning

content: silk (fiber)

content: twill

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

content: Costume and Textile

content: Brocade (jin): woven silk and metal-wrapped threads

content: H x W: 174.5 x 56 cm (68 11/16 x 22 1/16 in)

topic:
Twill
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Silk (fiber)
Chinese Art
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Brocading
Weft patterning

content: China

content: Brocade, silk. Oblong panel; chair cover

title_sort: BROCADE, SILK. OBLONG PANEL; CHAIR COVER

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Thumbnail Image


label: Period

content: Edo period

content: To 1902

content: Bunshichi Kobayashi (circa 1861-1923), Boston, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Yokohama, to 1902 [1]

content: From 1902 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunshichi Kobayashi in 1902 [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. 21, pg. 5, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: child

content: woman

content: garden

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: attendant

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Color and gold on silk panel

content: H x W: 46.8 x 31.7 cm (18 7/16 x 12 1/2 in)

name:
Kobayashi, Bunshichi
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Young woman, with two girl attendants, seated in a garden

title_sort: YOUNG WOMAN, WITH TWO GIRL ATTENDANTS, SEATED IN A GARDEN


content: Momoyama period

label: Description

content: Jar, ovoid with slight lip; thick, uneven flat foot; gold lacquer repairs.

content: Clay: coarse stoneware, fired dark reddish brown.

content: Glaze: medium gray with fine crackle; very patchy outside, some on foot; smooth and uniform inside.

content: Decoration: grass tufts sketchily painted underglaze in iron.

label: Label

content: This jar represents the earliest type of iron-decorated stoneware made at the Karatsu kilns. Immigrant Korean potters, who set up these kilns, introduced both vessel forms and simple decoration associated with utilitarian wares made at provincial Korean kilns. Small storage vessels like this one, supplied with lacquered lids, were used as tea utensils.

content: To 1898

content: Rufus E. Moore, New York to 1898 [1]

content: From 1898 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Rufus E. Moore in 1898 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 196, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Cornucopia: Ceramics of Southern Japan (December 19, 2009 to January 9, 2011)

content: Tea Bowls in Bloom: Botanical Decoration on Tea Ceremony Ceramics (February 3 to July 15, 2007)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Saga prefecture, Japan

content: lacquer

content: ceramic

content: Karatsu ware, E-karatsu type

content: Momoyama period (1573 - 1615)

content: Japan

content: stoneware

content: Japanese Art

content: lacquer repair

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Type

content: Vessel

label: Medium

content: Stoneware with iron pigment under ash glaze; gold lacquer repairs

label: Dimensions

content: H x Diam: 13.3 × 15.6 cm (5 1/4 × 6 1/8 in)

label: Style

content: Karatsu ware, E-Karatsu type

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Moore, Rufus E.

place:
Japan
Saga prefecture

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Momoyama period (1573 - 1615)
Lacquer repair
Karatsu ware, E-karatsu type
Stoneware
Japanese Art
Lacquer
Ceramics

content: Japan

content: Jar with design of fence and grasses, Karatsu ware, E-Karatsu type

title_sort: JAR WITH DESIGN OF FENCE AND GRASSES, KARATSU WARE, E-KARATSU TYPE

label: High-resolution JPEG


label: Date

content: ca. 3300-2250 BCE

content: Late Neolithic period

content: Tall, squared, hollow cylinder of the type ts'ung [cong] 琮; projecting collar at top, wider at base; mottled black,browns, red, and tan; decoration: channeled and incised, vertical grooves on sides, horizontal grooves, bands, and circles at corners, traces of meander pattern. (Extensive breaks at both ends; surface cracks and damage.)

content: Acquired with a stand, now lost.

label: Provenance

content: To 1916

content: Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1916 [1]

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1031, pg. 227, 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: Wang Jiantang 王鑑堂 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Lake Tai region, China

content: jade

content: nephrite

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Culture

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

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

content: Ceremonial Object

content: Jade (nephrite)

content: H x W x D: 19.2 x 8.1 x 8.2 cm (7 9/16 x 3 3/16 x 3 1/4 in)

content: Diam (hole): 5.8 cm (2 1/4 in)

name:
Wang, Jiantang
Freer, Charles Lang

content: China

content: Six-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks

title_sort: SIX-TIER TUBE (CONG 琮) WITH MASKS

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

title: Six-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks


content: ca. 3300-2250 BCE

label: Period

content: Late Neolithic period

content: Reportedly excavated at An-hsi, Chekiang [1]

content: Wu Dacheng (1835-1902) [2]

content: To 1919

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

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

content: [2] The jade was formerly in the collection of Wu Dacheng, and is mentioned in You Xiaoxi’s catalogue. See the 1917 album compiled by You Xiaoxi (Seaouke You) of works in his collection, no. 67; Charles Lang Freer Papers. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [3] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1399, pg. 327, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [4] See note 3.

content: [5] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Wu Dacheng 吳大澂 (1835-1902)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Lake Tai region, China

label: Topic

content: jade

content: nephrite

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

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

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Ceremonial Object

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Jade (nephrite)

content: Diam x D: 17.6 x 1.1 cm (6 15/16 x 7/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
You, Xiaoxi
Wu, Dacheng

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Disk (bi 璧)

title_sort: DISK (BI 璧)

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Disk (bi 璧)


content: 13th century

content: To 1962

content: Fahim Kouchakji, New York. [1]

content: From 1962

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Fahim Kouchakji, New York. [2]

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Study Collection

content: Fahim Kouchakji (1886-1976)

content: Syria

content: blow molding

content: enameling

content: glassblowing

content: glass

content: Islam

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Syria

content: Arts of the Islamic World

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Fahim Kouchakji

label: Data Source

label: Type

content: Vessel

label: Medium

content: Enameled glass

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

content: 5 fragments of Syrian enameled glass

title_sort: 5 FRAGMENTS OF SYRIAN ENAMELED GLASS

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: 5 fragments of Syrian enameled glass


label: Date

content: 1550-1196 BCE

content: New Kingdom

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Egypt

content: glass

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

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

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

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead

title_sort: BEAD

title: Bead


content: 17th century

label: Period

content: Qing dynasty

content: To 1916

content: Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1916 [1]

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1095, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: donkey

content: water

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: river

content: man

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

content: Painting

content: Color on silk panel

content: H x W: 189.5 x 98.2 cm (74 5/8 x 38 11/16 in)

topic:
Water
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Donkey
Chinese Art
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Men
Rivers

content: China

content: Mountains, a river, and pines—a man on a donkey

title_sort: MOUNTAINS, A RIVER, AND PINES—A MAN ON A DONKEY

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image


content: Edo period

label: School/Tradition

content: Kano

content: To 1903

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1903 [1]

content: From 1903 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1903 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Screen List, pg. 22, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: goose

content: heron

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink on paper

content: H x W: 24.8 x 34.5 cm (9 3/4 x 13 9/16 in)

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

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Two herons and a goose

title_sort: TWO HERONS AND A GOOSE

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Two herons and a goose