content: 4th-5th century

content: Kofun (Tumulus) period

content: To 1906

content: Harashima, Kobe, Japan, to 1906 [1]

content: From 1906 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 3, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Harashima (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Kofun (Tumulus) Period (250 - 552)

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Mirror

label: Medium

content: Bronze

label: Dimensions

content: Diam x D: 21.3 x 1.5 cm (8 3/8 x 9/16 in)

name:
Harashima
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Bronze
Kofun (Tumulus) Period (250 - 552)
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Sculpture
Japanese Art
Metal-work

content: Japan

content: Mirror

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Mirror


unitCode: FSG

type: edanmdm

label: Date

label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Kato Buemon (Shun'u) (died 1827)

label: Description

content: Light gray clay, darkened on surface by use. Potter's mark on base to right. Clear ash glaze under copper-green (rusu) glaze streaked with bluish white, forming thick welt just above base. Clear glaze on inside. Relief figure of tiny frog climbing over rim. With ivory lid.

label: Marks

content: Potter's mark, "Shun'u," without frame, impressed on base to right.

label: Provenance

content: To 1898

content: Japanese Trading Company, New York to 1898 [1]

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 739, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Seto, Aichi prefecture, Japan

label: Topic

content: ceramic

content: Seto ware

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: frog

content: tea

content: Japan

content: stoneware

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Container

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Stoneware with copper-green glaze

content: H x Diam: 10.8 × 6.1 cm (4 1/4 × 2 3/8 in)

label: Style

content: Seto ware

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Japanese Trading Company

place:
Aichi prefecture
Japan
Seto

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

type: Country

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Container with frog at rim

unit_code: FSG

title_sort: CONTAINER WITH FROG AT RIM

type: Images

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Container with frog at rim


label: Date

label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

content: Cup; dragon handles and low circular foot; opaque, mottled grayish white and cream with spots of bright green and black; decoration: carved in openwork, low relief and incised, and wide band with double phoenix design, smooth surface with areas of high luster.

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 Miscellaneous List, S.I. 826, pg. 178, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: jade

content: nephrite

content: dragon

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Vessel

label: Medium

content: Jade (nephrite)

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 5.4 x 10 cm (2 1/8 x 3 15/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Lai-Yuan & Company

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Chinese Art
Nephrite
Jade
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Dragon

content: China

content: Cup with dragon handles

title_sort: CUP WITH DRAGON HANDLES

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Cup with dragon handles


content: 4th-6th century

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Topic

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

content: H: 1.4 cm (9/16 in)

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

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

object_type: Ornaments Jewelry

content: Bead

title_sort: BEAD

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Bead


content: 12th-13th century

content: Goryeo period

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

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to information provided by Yamanaka and Company (see Curatorial Remarks, H.E. Buckman, 1964, in the object record). Also see F1917.317.1, Curatorial Remark 5, Louise Cort, July 8, 2010, in the object record.

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Korea

content: gilding

content: metal

content: bronze

content: goose

content: plant

content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Gilt bronze

content: H x W: 2 x 1.8 cm (13/16 x 11/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

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

content: Korea

content: Ornament fragment: goose and water plants

title_sort: ORNAMENT FRAGMENT: GOOSE AND WATER PLANTS


label: Date

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue 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 G315 state 2 of 2.

content: Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (circa 1829-1891), London [1]

content: To 1892

content: Frederick Keppel and Co., London, England, and New York to 1892 [2]

content: From 1892 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Frederick Keppel and Co. in 1892 [3]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] Hutchinson Collection stamp in lower left corner (see Curatorial Remarks in the object record).

content: [2] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [3] See note 2.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (ca. 1829-1891)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: etching (printing process)

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W (overall): 5 x 8.3 cm (1 15/16 x 3 1/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Hutchinson, Joshua Hutchinson
Frederick Keppel and Co.

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

content: United States

label: Title

content: Little Chelsea (Memorial)

title_sort: LITTLE CHELSEA (MEMORIAL)

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Little Chelsea (Memorial)


content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 5, 7

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 G79 state 8 of 9.

label: Provenance

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

content: To 1898

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

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

content: etching (printing process)

content: river

content: boat

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

label: Medium

content: Etching; ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 10.2 x 12.5 cm (4 x 4 15/16 in)

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

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

content: United States

content: The Little Pool

title_sort: THE LITTLE POOL

label: Thumbnail Image

title: The Little Pool


content: 17th century

label: Period

content: Ming or Qing dynasty

content: Formerly attributed to Qian Xuan 錢選 (late 13th century)

content: To 1911

content: Riu Cheng Chai, Beijing, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Riu Cheng Chai 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. 744, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: bird

content: flower

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 37 x 248.2 cm (14 9/16 x 97 11/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Riu Cheng Chai

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Animals
Chinese Art
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Birds
Flowers
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Rabbits, birds, and flowers

title_sort: RABBITS, BIRDS, AND FLOWERS

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Rabbits, birds, and flowers


label: Date

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 3, 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 G188 state 5 of 7.

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

content: To 1898

content: From 1898 to 1919

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: etching (printing process)

content: bridge

content: United States

content: American 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: Type

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 20.1 x 29.5 cm (7 15/16 x 11 5/8 in)

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

content: United States

label: Title

content: Old Battersea Bridge

title_sort: OLD BATTERSEA BRIDGE

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Old Battersea Bridge


content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

content: 5, 3

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonné by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G61 state 4 of 14.

label: Provenance

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

content: To 1898

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

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [3] See note 2.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

content: drypoint

content: portrait

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: cancelled plate

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

label: Medium

content: Drypoint; ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 29 x 20.1 cm (11 7/16 x 7 15/16 in)

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

content: United States

content: Finette

title_sort: FINETTE

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Finette


content: ca. 3000-1700 BCE

label: Period

content: Late Neolithic period

label: Description

content: Ring; wide perforation and flat sides; opaque cream white with some tan cloudings and a band of translucent ice green on inner surface, possibly the original color; proportions irregular; surface satin smooth. (Several old, smoothed chips.)

content: Acquired with a box, now lost.

content: To 1918

content: Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1918 [1]

content: From 1918 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1357, pg. 314, 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: Studies in Connoisseurship 1923-1983 (September 23, 1983 to March 1, 1984)

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: jade

content: nephrite

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Jade (nephrite)

content: Diam x D: 11.4 × 2.3 cm (4 1/2 × 7/8 in)

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

date:
BCE 3000s
BCE 1000s

name:
Wang, Jiantang
Freer, Charles Lang

content: China

content: Bracelet

title_sort: BRACELET

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Bracelet


label: Date

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

content: Clouds drifting close to the water; a beach indicated in the foreground; signed with the butterfly at lower right.

label: Signatures

content: Gray-brown butterfly in lower right corner

label: Paper/Support

content: On hot-pressed, wove paper mounted overall to a manufactured board with paper facings on both sides.

label: Provenance

content: To 1906

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

content: From 1906 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Whistler List, Paintings, pg. 20c, 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: Whistler in Watercolor (May 18 to November 3, 2019)

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

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

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: mounting

content: bone black

content: Prussian blue

content: raw sienna

content: raw umber

content: zinc white

content: chrome yellow

content: Mars pigment

content: yellow ocher

content: water

content: ocean

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Whistler in Watercolor

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Watercolor on paper

content: H x W: 12.7 x 17.6 cm (5 x 6 15/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Obach & Co.

topic:
Water
Art
Bone black
Zinc white
Mounting
Yellow ocher
Charles Lang Freer collection
Mars pigment
American Art
Raw sienna
Chrome yellow
Ocean
Prussian blue
Raw umber

content: United States

label: Title

content: The Ocean Wave

title_sort: THE OCEAN WAVE

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: The Ocean Wave


content: 10th-3rd century BCE

label: Period

content: Bronze Age

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

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Korea

content: jade

content: Bronze Age (1500 - 400 BCE)

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Jade (serpentine)

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (overall): 2.2 x 0.6 cm (7/8 x 1/4 in)

date:
BCE 0s
BCE 1000s

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Korean Art
Jade
Bronze Age (1500 - 400 BCE)

content: Korea

content: Bead

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead


label: Date

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

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

content: To 1898

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

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Whistler List, Haden Collection Drawings, pg. 2, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

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

content: [3] See note 2.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

label: Topic

content: woman

content: United States

content: elder

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Drawing

content: Pencil on white paper

content: H x W: 12.7 x 6.7 cm (5 x 2 5/8 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Elder
American Art
Woman

content: United States

content: Profile sketch of an old woman standing

title_sort: PROFILE SKETCH OF AN OLD WOMAN STANDING

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Profile sketch of an old woman standing


content: 1st-2nd century

content: Roman Period

label: Description

content: Columnar rod and plate mosaic. Floral design in yellow, red and white in an opaque, dark-green matrix.

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pgs. 1 and 40, 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

label: Exhibition History

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

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: flower

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: On View

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: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Glass

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

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

room: Gallery 20

building: Freer

type: Continent

content: Africa

content: Egypt

label: Title

content: Bead

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Bead


label: Date

content: 305 BCE-14 CE

label: Period

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty to Roman Period

content: Fragment of an inlay. Columnar rod and plate mosaic. Opaque green matrix, with poppy and palmetto design in red, yellow and black. Much worn.

content: To 1909

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pgs. 1 and 10, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Egypt

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: poppy

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

content: Diam (overall): 2.5 cm (1 in)

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

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Columnar rod and plate mosaic

title_sort: COLUMNAR ROD AND PLATE MOSAIC

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Columnar rod and plate mosaic


content: 3rd century BCE

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

content: H (overall): 1.5 cm (9/16 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

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Button bead


content: Sui dynasty

label: Description

content: Mirror. Surface: bright silvery patina with patches of green aerugo and earthy incrustation. Decoration: in relief, with additions of green and red color in central medallion. Inscription.

label: Inscriptions

content: 36-character inscription, in Chinese:

content: The simurgh startled as her reflection becomes visible; the sun's dazzling radiance opens up.

content: Coiled (as it is), (I suspect a jade disk (pi) revolving; moon (like), it resembles a wheel returning.

label: Label

content: The bronze has the bright silvery color associated with Sui and Tang mirrors. The inscription is a poem of thirty-six graphs, a rhymed riddle for which the answer is "mirror." It praises the mirror for its beauty, compares it to the moon, and refers to the legendary mirror of the first emperor of the Qin dynasty, which exposed unfaithful concubines. The content of the inscription shows the increase of secular subjects on mirrors of the Sui and Tang.

content: Yamanaka and Company, New York 1930 [1]

content: From 1930

content: Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Yamanaka and Company, New York in 1930 [2]

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Metalwork, 1943 (October 4, 1943 to March 23, 1944)

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Shahnama and Chinese Art (March 24, 1930 to May 5, 1933)

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

content: China

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Sui dynasty (581 - 618)

content: cat

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

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

label: Type

content: Mirror

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Bronze

content: Diam x D: 19.3 x 1.5 cm (7 5/8 x 9/16 in)

topic:
Bronze
Sui dynasty (581 - 618)
Cats
Art
Animals
Sculpture
Chinese Art
Metal-work

content: China

label: Title

content: Mirror with felines

title_sort: MIRROR WITH FELINES

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Mirror with felines


label: Date

content: ca. 3300-2250 BCE

label: Period

content: Late Neolithic period

content: Perforated disk bored from both sides of the type pi [bi] 璧; of closely mottled greenish yellow, olive tan, and brown shades; grayish areas of incipient disintegration.

content: Acquired with a box, now lost.

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

content: Duanfang (1861-1911) [2]

content: To 1919

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

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record states: "Formerly in the collection of the Viceroy Tuan Fang and said to have been excavated at An-hsi, Chekiang."

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [3] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 1437, pg. 345, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [4] See note 3.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1944 (December 13, 1944 to May 7, 1946)

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Duanfang 端方 (1861-1911)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Lake Tai region, China

content: jade

content: nephrite

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Culture

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

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

label: See more items in

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Ceremonial Object

label: Medium

content: Jade (nephrite)

label: Dimensions

content: Diam x D: 22.5 x 1.2 cm (8 7/8 x 1/2 in)

date:
BCE 2000s
BCE 3000s

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
You, Xiaoxi
Duanfang

place:
Lake Tai region
China

culture:
Chinese
Liangzhu culture

content: China

content: Disk (bi 璧)

title_sort: DISK (BI 璧)

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Disk (bi 璧)


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.

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: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Bead


label: Date

content: late 17th-early 18th century

content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Ogata Korin 尾形光琳 (1658-1716)

label: Signatures

content: Signature: Jakumei Korin.

label: Marks

content: Contains seal.

content: Contains seal.

label: Inscriptions

content: Name "Hoshuku" written in Mr. Lodge's handwriting.

content: To 1897

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

content: From 1897 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Kakemono List, S.I. 98, pg. 22, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: landscape

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: ocean

content: Mount Fuji

content: Japan

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink on paper

content: H x W (image): 34.5 × 49.4 cm (13 9/16 × 19 7/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Matsuki, Bunkio

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

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Landscape of Mt. Fuji from the sea

title_sort: LANDSCAPE OF MT. FUJI FROM THE SEA

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Landscape of Mt. Fuji from the sea


content: 206 BCE-220 CE

label: Period

content: Han dynasty

label: Provenance

content: To 1915

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

content: From 1915 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 704, 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)

label: Origin

content: China

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: bear

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Furniture and Furnishing

label: Medium

content: Bronze

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 4 x 2.6 cm (1 9/16 x 1 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Bahr, Abel William

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

content: China

object_type: Furniture Furnishings

content: Support in the form of a bear

title_sort: SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF A BEAR

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Support in the form of a bear


label: Date

content: Ming dynasty

content: To 1916

content: Dikran G. Kelekian (1868-1951), Cairo, Egypt, Paris, France, and New York to 1916 [1]

content: From 1916 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Dikran G. Kelekian, New York in 1916 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 804, pg. 175, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Dikran Garabed Kelekian (1868-1951) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: rugmaking

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Costume and Textile

content: Fabric

content: H x W: 256 x 166.5 cm (100 13/16 x 65 9/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Kelekian, Dikran Garabed

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

content: China

object_type: Costume Textiles

content: Rug

title_sort: RUG

title: Rug


content: Yuan dynasty

label: Artist

content: Formerly attributed to Wang Jianji (傳)王兼濟 (early to mid-11th century)

label: Label

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

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1209, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Guardians of the Law: Chinese Luohan Painting (December 1, 2003 to May 23, 2004)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: Buddhism

content: Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)

content: sutra

content: persimmon

content: China

content: halo

content: Ajita

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 127 x 62.4 cm (50 x 24 9/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
You, Xiaoxi
Ajita

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Persimmon
Chinese Art
Sutra
Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)
Halo

culture: Buddhists Chinese

content: China

label: Title

content: Ajita, the Fifteenth Venerable Luohan 阿氏多尊者像

title_sort: AJITA, THE FIFTEENTH VENERABLE LUOHAN 阿氏多尊者像

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG


content: 17th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

content: Branches of blossoming plum in contrasting inlays of lead and luminous mother-of-pearl form a continuous design that extends over the sides and lid of this box. Koetsu's (1558–1637) innovations in lacquer designs are well documented. The decoration on this box, however, appears to have been based not on an original design by Koetsu, but on the motifs printed in mica on the covers of the woodblock-printed libretti for No performances that were produced after 1604 by the wealthy merchant and scholar Suminokura Soan (1571–1632), in collaboration with Koetsu. The books displayed in this care are examples of the books, known as Sagabon, published by Soan and often based on Koetsu's calligraphy and designs.

label: Provenance

content: To 1903

content: Charles Gillot (1853-1903), Paris, to 1903 [1]

content: From 1904 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the sale of the Charles Gillot Collection, Durand-Ruel Gallery, Paris, through Yamanaka Sadajiro (of Yamanaka & Company), in 1904 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 8, Original Miscellaneous List, pg. 17, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] After his death in 1903, a sale of Asian art belonging to French artist Charles Gillot took place in February 1904 at the Durand-Ruel Gallery in Paris. Yamanaka Sadajiro (of Yamanaka and Co.) attended the sale and annotated the sales catalogue (which is now in the Freer and Sackler Library) on Charles Lang Freer's behalf (see Curatorial Remark 8, Louise Cort, July 11, 2001, in the object record). Also, see note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: The Power to See Beauty (October 14, 2017 to September 6, 2022)

content: The Arts of Japan (July 14, 2012 to January 13, 2013)

content: Seasons: Arts of Japan (February 5, 2011 to January 13, 2013)

content: East of Eden: Gardens in Asian Art (February 24 to May 13, 2007)

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

content: Japanese Art in the Age of Koetsu (June 6, 1998 to February 15, 1999)

content: Japanese Art (May 9, 1993 to June 27, 1994)

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

content: Japanese and Chinese Lacquer (September 22, 1982 to June 30, 1983)

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

content: Rimpa Screens (October 9, 1980 to December 21, 1981)

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

content: Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons in Japanese Art (September 14, 1977 to April 8, 1978)

content: Chinese and Japanese Art--Lacquer and Paintings (August 18, 1967 to October 14, 1969)

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Gillot (1853-1903) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

content: inlay (process)

content: lacquer

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: plum blossom

content: Noh

content: mask

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Container

label: Medium

content: Lacquer on wood with lead and mother of pearl

content: H x W x D (overall): 23.2 x 29.1 x 24.6 cm (9 1/8 x 11 7/16 x 9 11/16 in)

name:
Gillot, Charles
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Inlay (process)
Noh
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Lacquer
Masks
Plum blossom

content: Japan

content: Box with fitted cover

title_sort: BOX WITH FITTED COVER

label: Screen Image

title: Box with fitted cover


label: Date

content: 206 BCE-220 CE

content: Han dynasty

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Tool and Equipment

content: Bronze

label: Dimensions

content: H: 12.2 cm (4 13/16 in)

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

content: China

content: Pipe

title_sort: PIPE

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Pipe


content: Tang dynasty

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 852, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) was a collector and dealer born in Shanghai, China. After he left Shanghai in 1910, he lived, at various points in time, in London, Montreal, and Ridgefield, Connecticut. He established a gallery in New York City in 1920.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: casting

content: gilding

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Buddhism

content: Tang dynasty (618 - 907)

content: China

content: monk

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Sculpture

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Cast solid bronze, gilded

content: H x W: 6.1 x 1.4 cm (2 3/8 x 9/16 in)

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Figure of a monk

title_sort: FIGURE OF A MONK

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Figure of a monk


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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: 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

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead

title_sort: BEAD

title: Bead


label: Date

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

content: To 1896

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

content: From 1896 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

label: Topic

content: metal

content: copper

content: bridge

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Tool and Equipment

label: Medium

content: Copper

content: H x W: 14 x 21.5 cm (5 1/2 x 8 7/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Frederick Keppel and Co.

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

content: United States

object_type:
Tools and equipment
Copper (metal)

content: Etching plate: Old Hungerford Bridge

title_sort: ETCHING PLATE: OLD HUNGERFORD BRIDGE

label: Screen Image

title: Etching plate: Old Hungerford Bridge


content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

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 G259 state 2 of 2.

content: To 1896

content: J. M. Hart, to 1896 [1]

content: From 1896 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from J. M. Hart in 1896 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Whistler List, Etching, 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: Whistler's Greatest Etchings: 1889 Amsterdam Set (June 28, 2003 to February 1, 2004)

content: J. M. Hart (1839-1916) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: etching (printing process)

content: boat

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Print

content: Etching; ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 14.8 x 22.7 cm (5 13/16 x 8 15/16 in)

name:
Hart, J. M.
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: United States

content: Dordrecht

title_sort: DORDRECHT

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Dordrecht


label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

label: Sitter

content: Li clan of Longxi

content: Li Sheng 李晟 (727-793)

content: Li Mian 李勉 (717-788)

content: Li Fang 李昉 (925-996)

content: Li Gang 李綱 (1085-1140)

content: Li Tong 李侗 (1093-1163)

label: Provenance

content: To 1911

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

content: From 1911 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Li Wenqing 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. 788, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: portrait

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: family

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: geneaology

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on paper

content: H x W (image): 32.5 x 248 cm (12 13/16 x 97 5/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Li, Wenqing

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Genealogy and portraits of the Li family

title_sort: GENEALOGY AND PORTRAITS OF THE LI FAMILY

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG


label: Date

content: Qing dynasty

label: Artist

content: Wu Zhang (1671-after 1741)

content: To 1911

content: Sung, Beijing, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Reserved Album List, R. 4, pg. 2, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Sung (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: bird

content: flower

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: fruit

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 26.2 x 41.8 cm (10 5/16 x 16 7/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Sung

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Animals
Fruit
Chinese Art
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Birds
Flowers

content: China

content: Bird and fruit

title_sort: BIRD AND FRUIT

label: Screen Image

title: Bird and fruit


content: 1st century BCE-4th century 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 35, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: On View

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

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

content: Diam (overall): 1.5 cm (9/16 in)

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Button bead

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Button bead


content: 17th century

content: Ming or Qing dynasty

content: Copy after Qiu Ying 仇英 (ca. 1494-1552)

label: Description

content: Depicts, in the "blue and green style," an open pavilion overlooking a landscape with a bay. The mountainous landscape is dotted with various flowering trees and vines, as well as pine and bamboo. In the open pavilion three scholars, accompanied by two attendants, examine a painting. They are surrounded by three tables piled with bundles of scrolls and archaic metal vessels, and by a painting on a screen. In the courtyard outside the pavilion, a servant carries a red tray with cups. The pavilion and courtyard are enclosed by a fence whose gate is flanked by lion sculptures. Outside the gate, two men are approaching bearing bundles of scrolls. Six seals, siganture and inscription, label on back. One of two with F09.156.

label: Signatures

content: Signature

label: Marks

content: Six seals, label on back.

label: Inscriptions

content: Inscription

label: Label

content: The wealthy poet, painter, and collector, Wang Shen (ca. 1048-1103), was married to a younger sister of Emperor Shenzong of the Northern Song dynasty (reigned 1068–85). To house his collection of ancient paintings and works of calligraphy, Wang built the Hall of Precious Paintings in 1077 on the grounds of his opulent private estate near the Northern Song capital, Bianliang (modern Kaifeng, Henan Province), and asked his friend, the famous poet Su Shi (1037-1101), with whom he shared a passion for collecting, to commemorate the hall in an essay. An excerpt from Su's text is inscribed on the painting at upper left. The central figure seated at the desk represents Su Shi, while Wang Shen is the figure looking on from the left.

content: This painting is a seventeenth-century copy of a composition attributed to Qiu Ying, whose spurious signature appears at lower right. The inscription at upper left was ostensibly written by his famous contemporary, the calligrapher Zhu Yunming (1461-1527), but the style of writing bears little resemblance to Zhu's known works. This scroll is one of a pair with F1909.156

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 614, 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: Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

content: Palaces and Pavilions: Grand Architecture in Chinese Painting (September 29, 2002 to March 30, 2003)

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: pine tree

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: mountain

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

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 197.5 x 98.4 cm (77 3/4 x 38 3/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Sai, Loon Gu

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

content: China

label: Title

content: The hall of precious paintings 寶繪堂圖

title_sort: THE HALL OF PRECIOUS PAINTINGS 寶繪堂圖

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: The hall of precious paintings 寶繪堂圖


label: Date

content: 14th century

label: Period

content: Yuan dynasty

label: Artist

content: Wang Yuan 王淵 (ca. 1280-after 1349)

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Reserved Panel List, R. 29, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, LVC Catalogue, 1915, No. 83.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

content: Chinese Bird and Flower Painting (December 17, 1993 to May 31, 1994)

content: Masterpieces of Chinese Painting (II) (May 9, 1993 to May 31, 1994)

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)

content: pheasant

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Hanging scroll mounted on panel; ink on silk

content: H x W (image): 148.8 x 110.3 cm (58 9/16 x 43 7/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Pheasant
Chinese Art
Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)

content: China

content: Pheasants

title_sort: PHEASANTS

label: Screen Image

title: Pheasants


content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Provenance

content: From 1876 to 1892

content: Frederick Richards Leyland (1831-1892), London, from 1876 [1]

content: From 1892 to 1894

content: Estate of Frederick Richards Leyland, London, from 1892 [2]

content: From 1894 to 1904

content: Mrs. James Watney (Blanche Marie Georgiana Burrell Watney), London, purchased from the Estate of Frederick Richards Leyland in 1894 [3]

content: Obach & Co., London, purchased from Mrs. James Watney, through Messrs. Brown and Phillips of the Leicester Galleries, London, in 1904 [4]

content: From 1904 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. in 1904 [5]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [6]

content: Notes:

content: [1] These panels were removed from a staircase in Frederick Richard Leyland's house, 49 Prince's Gate, London (see Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record). When Frederick Richard Leyland died in 1892, 49 Prince's Gate - and its contents - was offered for sale.

content: Leyland's porcelains and other treasures were sold. The house - which still contained these stair panels, as well as the famous Peacock Room - did not bring a high enough offer and it was withdrawn from sale. It was finally purchased in 1894 by Mrs. James (Blanche) Watney. Upon discovering that the Peacock Room could be taken apart and reassembled, Mrs. Watney decided to sell the room. In 1903, Mrs. Watney engaged Messrs. Brown and Phillips of the Leicester Galleries in Leicester Square as agents. Unable to purchase, dismantle, and reassemble the room on their own, Ernest Brown, one of principals, enlisted the cooperation of Obach & Co., a larger gallery on New Bond Street. In 1904, Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room from Obach & Co., and soon thereafter purchased these stair panels (see Curatorial Remark 5, David Park Curry, 1984, in the object record). See also, F1904.61, Curatorial Remarks and Provenance, for more information.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [3] See note 1.

content: [4] See note 1. Also, the exact nature of the transactions between Mrs. Watney, Messrs. Brown and Phillips of the Leicester Galleries, and Obach & Co. is somewhat unclear. Messrs. Brown and Phillips appear to have acted simply as agents for Mrs. Watney, facilitating the sale of architectural fragments of 49 Prince's Gate, from Mrs. Watney to Obach & Co.

content: Obach & Co. appear to have been full owners of these pieces, having purchased them from Mrs. Watney before selling them to Freer.

content: [5] See notes 1 and 4.

content: [6] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

content: morning glory

content: United States

content: American 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: Type

content: Painting

content: Oil paint and metal leaf on wood

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 50.5 x 32.7 cm (19 7/8 x 12 7/8 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Morning glory

content: United States

content: Staircase panel

title_sort: STAIRCASE PANEL

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Staircase panel


label: Date

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 5, 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 G165 state 4 of 8.

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

content: To 1898

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

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

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

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: drypoint

content: water

content: boat

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: cancelled plate

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

label: 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:
Water
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

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: From Billingsgate


content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

content: 4, 3

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 G86 state 4 of 6.

content: Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (circa 1829-1891), London [1]

content: To 1905

content: Thomas Way Sr. (1827-1915), London, or Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913), London, to 1905 [2]

content: From 1905 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Thomas Way Sr. or Thomas Robert Way in 1905 [3]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] 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: [3] See note 2.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

content: Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (ca. 1829-1891)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

label: Topic

content: drypoint

content: work

content: United States

content: blacksmithing

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Print

label: Medium

content: Drypoint; ink on paper

content: H x W: 19.4 x 31.6 cm (7 5/8 x 12 7/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Hutchinson, Joshua Hutchinson

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Blacksmiths
Art
American Art
Drypoint

content: United States

content: The Forge

title_sort: THE FORGE

title: The Forge


content: 206 BCE-220 CE

label: Period

content: Han dynasty

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 Bronze List, S.I. 818- 820, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, object records for F1916.25- F1916.27, F1916.713, and F1916.714, as well as purchase details for these same five objects recorded in the Accession List, Collections Management office. Object numbers and S.I. numbers for these five objects appear to have been mismatched within the electronic records.

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: casting

content: gilding

content: metal

content: bronze

content: bear

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Sculpture

content: Bronze with gilding

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 4 x 3.5 cm (1 9/16 x 1 3/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Lai-Yuan & Company

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

content: China

content: Ornament in the form of a bear

title_sort: ORNAMENT IN THE FORM OF A BEAR

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Ornament in the form of a bear


label: Date

content: ca. 3300-2250 BCE

content: Late Neolithic period

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1171, pg. 270, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Voucher No. 18, December 1916.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Lake Tai region, China

content: jade

content: nephrite

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Culture

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

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Ceremonial Object

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Jade (nephrite)

content: Diam x D: 18.6 x 1.4 cm (7 5/16 x 9/16 in)

content: China

label: Title

content: Disk (bi 璧)

title_sort: DISK (BI 璧)

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Disk (bi 璧)


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Description

content: Groups of people walking at the water's edge; a long pier in the distance; signed with the butterfly to right of center, near figure in blue.

label: Signatures

content: Blue butterfly in lower right quadrant

label: Paper/Support

content: On cold-pressed, wove paper mounted overall to board. Graphite line along left edge.

content: To 1904

content: Thomas Way Sr. (1827-1915), London, or Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913), London, to 1904 [1]

content: From 1904 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Thomas Way Sr. or Thomas Robert Way in 1904 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Whistler List, Paintings, pg. 20, 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: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

content: Exposition des Oeuvres de James McNeill Whistler (May 1905)

content: Thomas Way Sr. (1837-1915)

content: Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

label: Topic

content: crop marks

content: mounting

content: bone black

content: cerulean blue

content: Prussian blue

content: brown iron oxide

content: raw umber

content: zinc white

content: cadmium yellow

content: rose madder

content: water

content: boat

content: cloud

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Whistler in Watercolor

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Painting

content: Watercolor on paper

content: H x W: 17.9 × 25.4 cm (7 1/16 × 10 in)

name:
Way, Thomas
Freer, Charles Lang
Way, Thomas Robert

topic:
Water
Crop marks
Boats and boating
Art
Cadmium yellow
Bone black
Rose madder
Zinc white
Cerulean blue
Mounting
Charles Lang Freer collection
Brown iron oxide
American Art
Cloud
Prussian blue
Raw umber

content: United States

content: Southend Pier

title_sort: SOUTHEND PIER

title: Southend Pier


label: Date

content: 305 BCE-14 CE

label: Period

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, 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: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Fragment of a rod for slicing

title_sort: FRAGMENT OF A ROD FOR SLICING

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Fragment of a rod for slicing


content: Momoyama period

content: To 1901

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1901 [1]

content: From 1901 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1901 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Kakemono Reserved List, L. 263, pg. 7, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: horse

content: Momoyama period (1573 - 1615)

content: Japan

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: attendant

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on paper

content: H x W (image): 33.4 × 50.9 cm (13 1/8 × 20 1/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Animals
Momoyama period (1573 - 1615)
Japanese Art
Horses
Attendant
Kakemono

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Horse and Attendant

title_sort: HORSE AND ATTENDANT

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Horse and Attendant


label: Date

content: ca. 3300-2250 BCE

content: Late Neolithic period

label: Description

content: Ornament; irregularly rounded bead form with flat ends, perforation bored from both sides leaving slight median ridge; mottled cream and golden tan with dark specklings; one distinct and one rough crescent incised on opposite sides. One of a set; see F1917.378b, F1917.378c, and F1917.378d.

content: Acquired with a box, now lost.

content: Reportedly excavated in Shensi [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 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 1 in the object record.

content: [2] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1318, pg. 301, 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: Studies in Connoisseurship 1923-1983 (September 23, 1983 to March 1, 1984)

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

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

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

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Jade (nephrite)

content: H x Diam: 1.7 x 2.2 cm (11/16 x 7/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
You, Xiaoxi

content: China

content: Bead

title: Bead


content: early 17th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Provenance

content: To 1904

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1904 [1]

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: cherry blossom

content: eating

content: celebration

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Color and ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 108.4 × 53.9 cm (42 11/16 × 21 1/4 in)

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

content: Japan

content: A picnic party: eight people seated under blossoming trees

title_sort: A PICNIC PARTY: EIGHT PEOPLE SEATED UNDER BLOSSOMING TREES


content: 4th century

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Syria

label: Topic

content: glass

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Glass

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

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

culture:
Middle Easterners
Syrians

label: Title

content: Bead, cylindrical

title_sort: BEAD, CYLINDRICAL

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead, cylindrical


label: Date

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Description

content: A seascape at sunset, with several sailboats at the left, and above them a bird in flight; unsigned.

label: Signatures

content: Unsigned.

label: Paper/Support

content: On hot-pressed, wove paper.

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, Paintings, pg. 20A, 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: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

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

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

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

content: Memorial Exhibition of the Works of the late James McNeill Whistler (February 22 to April 15, 1905)

content: Thomas Way Sr. (1837-1915)

content: Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: bone black

content: Prussian blue

content: burnt sienna

content: raw sienna

content: iron oxide red

content: vermilion

content: zinc white

content: chrome yellow

content: yellow ocher

content: bird

content: water

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Whistler in Watercolor

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Painting

content: Watercolor on paper

content: H x W: 12.3 x 17.2 cm (4 13/16 x 6 3/4 in)

topic:
Water
Art
Iron oxide red
Bone black
Birds
Zinc white
Vermilion
Yellow ocher
Charles Lang Freer collection
Animals
American Art
Raw sienna
Chrome yellow
Prussian blue
Burnt sienna

content: United States

content: St. Ives: Sunset

title_sort: ST. IVES: SUNSET

title: St. Ives: Sunset