content: Northern Qi dynasty

content: High relief carving of Western Paradise. Amitabha presides over a lotus pond that contains flowers opening to reveal newborn souls. Numerous deities and celestial attendants fill in the tableau.

label: Label

content: The Buddha of Infinite Light (Sanskrit, Amitabha), is lord of the Pure Land called the Western Paradise. Devotees believe that absolute faith in Amitabha entitles a person to be reborn in that paradise. In this mural, Amitabha presides over a pond and welcomes newly reborn souls who emerge from within lotus blossoms. This mural is among the earliest known depictions of the Western Paradise in Chinese art. It is from the Southern Xiangtangshan Buddhist cave-temple site, Cave 2. The Xiangtangshan caves were located close to the city of Ye, the capital of the Northern Qi dynasty. Their carving was an imperially sponsored project. A related object in the Freer collection is F1921.1.

content: Before 1920

content: Removed from Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan, Fengfeng, Handan Municipality, Hebei Province by unknown party [1]

content: By 1920 to 1921

content: Lai-Yuan & Company, New York, Pekin, Shanghai, and Paris acquired from an unknown source [2]

content: From 1921

content: Freer Gallery of Art purchased from Lai-Yuan & Co. in installments, the first of which was issued in May 1921 [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] In the very early in the 20th century, the Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan suffered extensive damage and theft. The reliefs were removed from Cave 2 of the Southern group prior to 1920 when the Japanese team of Tokiwa and Sekino surveyed the site. See Shina Bukkyo Shiseki, Tokyo, 1927, vol. 3, pp. 53 ff., the two reliefs are not mentioned at all. J. Keith Wilson and Daisy Yiyou Wang outline when figures and fragments were removed from Xiangtangshan in “The Early-Twentieth-Century ‘Discovery’ of the Xiangtangshan Caves” in Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan (Smart Museum of Art. Chicago IL with Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington DC, 2010), 125-126.

content: [2] Lai-Yuan & Company, New York had this object and another large relief carving (F1921.1) in their possession in October 1920, see: Letter from Charles D. Walcott, Secretary of Smithsonian to Colonel Frank J. Hecker of Detroit, February 15, 1921, copy in object file. On November 22, 1920, Lai-Yuan & Company offered these pieces to the nascent Freer Galley of Art when they sent a letter quoting prices, see letters unsigned (likely from Katherine N. Rhoades) to Y.Z. Li, November 24 and December 8, 1920, copies in file. Lai-Yuan and company describes these objects as “Two Huge Archaic Stone Slabs of Norther Wei Dynasty,” see object descriptions, copy in object file.

content: [3] On March 21, 1921, Lai-Yuan & Company sent this object, F1921.1, and F1921.3 to the Freer Gallery of Art via railroad. The objects arrived on March 29, however, the two stone relief sculptures, F1921.1 & F1921.2, were damaged. Lai-Yuan & Company completed repairs on these objects in November 1922 (for entire exchange regarding damage and repair, see correspondence in object file).

content: The Freer Gallery of Art paid for the objects in instalments, the first of which was issued in May 1921 and the final on January 10, 1922, see letter from C. T. Loo to Miss. K. N. Roades, May 4, 1921 and unsigned letter (likely from Dr. Lodge) to “Gentlemen,” Lai-Yuan & Company, January 10, 1922, copies in object file.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Promise of Paradise (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

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

content: Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan (February 26, 2011 to January 6, 2013)

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

content: Chinese Art—Stone Sculpture (September 1, 1979 to March 14, 1982)

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

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

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Lai-Yuan & Company (ca. 1915-April 1921)

label: Origin

content: southern Xiangtangshan, Cave 2, Hebei province, China

label: Topic

content: stone

content: Buddhism

content: tree

content: bodhisattva

content: relief seal

content: Avalokiteshvara

content: Northern Qi dynasty (550 - 577)

content: lotus

content: Amitabha Buddha

content: meditation

content: temple

content: sutra

content: cave

content: China

content: throne

content: Mahasthamaprapta

content: abhaya mudra

content: Chinese Art

content: Pure Land

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

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

label: Credit Line

content: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Sculpture

content: Limestone with traces of pigment

content: H x W: 159.3 x 334.5 cm (62 11/16 x 131 11/16 in)

place:
China
Hebei province
southern Xiangtangshan
Cave 2

topic:
Trees
Pure Land
Art
Meditation
Chinese Art
Northern Qi dynasty (550 - 577)
Sutra
Avalokite?svara (Buddhist deity)
Abhaya mudra
Lotus
Stone
Bodhisattva
Throne
Temple
Amitabha Buddha
Relief seal
Mahasthamaprapta

culture: Buddhists Chinese

room: Gallery 17

content: China

content: Western Paradise of the Buddha Amitabha

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type: edanmdm

label: Date

content: dated 1686 (Samvat 1743)

label: Artist

content: Ruknuddin (active ca. 1650-1697)

label: School/Tradition

content: Bikaner school

label: Description

content: Between two trees Krishna, wearing a gold crown, dances with two gopis, while another watches. In the foreground a confidant speaks to Radha seated outside a building.

label: Inscriptions

content: Verso: in nagari script: rukdin ro sam. 1743 pota raskapriya am.52. By Ruknuddin, folio 52 of the Rasikpriya done in vs. 1743/a.d.1686

label: Provenance

content: To 1967

content: Sri Moti Chand Khajanchi, Bikaner [1]

content: Nowlakah, Calcutta [2]

content: From 1967 to 2001

content: Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), purchased from Nowlakah, Calcutta in December 1967 [3]

content: From 2001 to 2018

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

content: From 2018

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to information from Catherine Glynn Benkaim.

content: [2] Ralph Benkaim purchased the painting from Nowlakah, Calcutta in December 1967, several years before Indian paintings were classified as antiquities by the Indian government, according to his personal records, as relayed by Catherine Glynn Benkaim.

content: [3] See note 2.

label: Collection

content: National Museum of Asian Art Collection

content: Sri Moti Chand Khajanchi

content: Nowlakah

content: Ralph and Catherine Benkaim

content: Catherine Glynn Benkaim (born 1946)

content: Bikaner, Rajasthan state, India

content: Krishna

content: Radha

content: Gopi

content: Rasikapriya

content: India

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection

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

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

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (painting): 19.3 × 13.5 cm (7 5/8 × 5 5/16 in)

content: H x W (overall): 26.2 × 18.4 cm (10 5/16 × 7 1/4 in)

name:
Benkaim, Ralph and Catherine
Benkaim, Catherine Glynn
Khajanchi, Moti Chand
Nowlakah

place:
Bikaner
Rajasthan state
India

topic:
Gopi
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Art
Krishna
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
Rasikapriya
Radha

culture:
Himalayan peoples
South Asians

type: Country

content: India

label: Title

content: Krishna playing with the gopis, folio from a Rasikpriya

unit_code: FSG

title_sort: KRISHNA PLAYING WITH THE GOPIS, FOLIO FROM A RASIKPRIYA

type: Images

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image


content: 1550-1196 BCE

label: Period

content: New Kingdom

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Egypt

label: Topic

content: glass

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

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

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: Glass

content: H: 1 cm (3/8 in)

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

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

type: Continent

content: Africa

content: Egypt

object_type: Ornaments Jewelry

content: Bead

title_sort: BEAD

title: Bead


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 G312 state 2 of 3.

label: Provenance

content: To 1888

content: H. Wunderlich & Co., New York to 1888 [1]

content: From 1888 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co. in 1888 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912) (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

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W (overall): 8.1 x 17.6 cm (3 3/16 x 6 15/16 in)

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

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

content: United States

content: Tilbury

title_sort: TILBURY

title: Tilbury


content: 206 BCE-220 CE

content: Han dynasty

content: Reportedly excavated in Shensi [Shaanxi] province [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 2 in the object record.

content: [2] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1334, p. 306, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: jade

content: nephrite

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Weapon and Armament

label: Medium

content: Jade (nephrite)

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 6.1 × 7 × 1.6 cm (2 3/8 × 2 3/4 × 5/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
You, Xiaoxi

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

content: China

object_type:
Weapons
Armor (protective wear)

label: Title

content: Sword scabbard chape with geometric decoration

title_sort: SWORD SCABBARD CHAPE WITH GEOMETRIC DECORATION

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image


content: 15th century

label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

content: Formerly attributed to Yan Liben (ca. 600-674)

content: The courtyard of this large two-storied building is occupied by a group of elegantly attired palace ladies surrounding two small boys, probably young princes, who cover their ears in anticipation as one of the women kneels to light a firecracker. A third boy looks on from a nearby room, while a small group of children and servants approach the entrance gate with a large brocade-covered ball. Other women sit at a table on the ground floor of the building as a serving girl affixes a portrait of Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller, on the wall. The figure of Zhong Kui is associated with both the Chinese new year and the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, when his image was commonly hung in houses to ward off evil influences. Judging from the blossoming plums and camellias, both winter plants, and the barren branches of the other trees, the occasion being celebrated in this painting is the new year.

content: An old Ming dynasty (1368-1644) title slip, currently mounted on the back of the panel, attributes this painting to the Tang artist Yan Liben (600-674), who was both a court painter and palace architect. However, based on its subject and composition, this attribution is clearly anachronistic, and the painting is probably a mid-Ming copy of a work originally produced at the imperial academy during the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279).

content: To 1916

content: Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1916 [1]

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1079, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Luxury and Luminosity: Visual Culture and the Ming Court (July 3, 2004 to June 26, 2005)

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

content: In Human Form: Images of the Secular and Divine in Chinese Painting (January 31, 1996 to January 7, 1997)

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: new year

content: festival

content: child

content: woman

content: celebration

content: Zhong Kui

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 160.3 x 106.2 cm (63 1/8 x 41 13/16 in)

name:
Wang, Jiantang
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
New year
Rites and ceremonies
Festivals
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Zhong Kui
Chinese Art
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Children
Woman

content: China

content: Palace Women and Children Celebrating the New Year

title_sort: PALACE WOMEN AND CHILDREN CELEBRATING THE NEW YEAR


label: Date

content: 16th-17th century

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

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

label: Provenance

content: To 1913

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

content: From 1913 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 927, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) was a collector and dealer born in Shanghai, China. After he left Shanghai in 1910, he lived, at various points in time, in London, Montreal, and Ridgefield, Connecticut. He established a gallery in New York City in 1920.

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: flower

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 28.7 x 254 cm (11 5/16 x 100 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Bahr, Abel William

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

content: China

content: Flowers

title_sort: FLOWERS

title: Flowers


content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

content: To 1902

content: Frederick Keppel and Co., London, to 1902 [1]

content: From 1902 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Frederick Keppel and Co., London, in 1902 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: metal

content: copper

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Tool and Equipment

label: Medium

content: Copper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 26.8 x 18.8 cm (10 9/16 x 7 3/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Frederick Keppel and Co.

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

content: United States

object_type:
Tools and equipment
Copper (metal)

label: Title

content: Cancelled Printing Plate for The Little Mast

title_sort: CANCELLED PRINTING PLATE FOR THE LITTLE MAST

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image


content: 1550-1196 BCE

label: Period

content: New Kingdom

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Egypt

label: Topic

content: glass

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

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead


label: Date

content: 305 BCE-19 CE

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Tool and Equipment

content: Glass

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

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bar for slicing inlays

title_sort: BAR FOR SLICING INLAYS

title: Bar for slicing inlays


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 2, 5

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 G240 state 8 of 9.

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: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Thomas Way Sr. and his son, Thomas Robert Way, were lithographers who worked closely with Whistler on several of his projects. They helped with the printing of his etchings, as well as the printing of Whistler’s promotional materials. Both Thomas Way Sr. and Thomas Robert Way owned many Whistler works. Thomas Way Sr. acquired several of these works at the time of Whistler’s bankruptcy, and he passed some of them on to his son (see The Correspondence of James McNeill Whistler, 1855-1903, ed. Margaret F. MacDonald, Patricia de Montfort and Nigel Thorp, On-line Edition, People, biographies of Thomas Way and Thomas Robert Way; http://www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk/correspondence).

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: etching (printing process)

content: work

content: Italy

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Etching and drypoint; ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 12.6 x 17.6 cm (4 15/16 x 6 15/16 in)

place:
United States
Italy

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

content: Italy

content: United States

label: Title

content: Wheelwright

title_sort: WHEELWRIGHT

title: Wheelwright


content: 4th century

content: To 1909

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Syria

label: Topic

content: glass

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

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

culture:
Middle Easterners
Syrians

content: Bead

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Bead


label: Date

content: ca. 700-750

label: Period

content: Tang dynasty

label: Description

content: Pottery with "three color" glaze.

content: Clay: fine, whitish buff, fired medium hard.

content: Glaze: transparent, with fine crackle, over areas of brown and green on white surface; man's head, hands, boots and saddle blanket unglazed and painted.

label: Provenance

content: To 1948

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

content: From 1948 to 1952

content: C. T. Loo & Company, New York, purchased from Jun Tsei Tai in February 1948 [2]

content: From 1952

content: Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from C. T. Loo & Company on June 25, 1952 [3]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See C. T. Loo's stockcard no. 46077: "Pottery equestrian statuette of a horse and rider, wearing a hea[r]t shaped hat, wide sleeved green coat, black boots, astride on a greenish creamy Alzan with large brownish splashes, trimmed mane and tail Central Asia, T'ang, Ht: 15 ¾ in. Length: 15 in," copy in object file.

content: According to an annotation on the stockcard, the object was acquired in China from J. T. Tai in February 1948.

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

content: According to some sources, the object belonged to a group of sixteen equestrian figures reportedly excavated from a tomb at Luoyang, Henan province prior to 1943, see Christie's, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics, Jades and Works of Art, auction cat. (New York: June 4, 1987), under lot 195 and Annette L. Juliano, Bronze, Clay and Stone: Chinese Art in the C. C. Wang Family Collection (Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1988), under cat. no. 54.

content: [2] See Loo's stockcard cited above. The object was transferred to the Freer Gallery in April 1948, see C. T. Loo's Approval Memorandum, dated April 14, 1948, copy in object file.

content: In the memorandum, Loo stated that the object was excavated in Sian Fu [Xi'an], Shaanxi province.

content: [3] See C. T. Loo's invoice, dated June 25, 1952.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Year of the Horse: Chinese Horse Paintings (February 24 to September 2, 2002)

content: Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)

content: Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 13 (November 10, 1955 to March 1, 1957)

content: Jun Tsei Tai 戴潤齋 (1911-1992)

content: C. T. Loo & Company (1914-1948)

content: Possibly Luoyang, Henan province, China

content: ceramic

content: horse

content: Tang dynasty (618 - 907)

content: funerary

content: man

content: tomb

content: China

content: earthenware

content: Chinese Art

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

label: Data Source

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

label: Accession Number

content: Sculpture

content: Earthenware with lead-silicate glazes and painted details

content: H x W x D: 39.5 x 11.7 x 34 cm (15 9/16 x 4 5/8 x 13 3/8 in)

name:
C. T. Loo & Company
Tai, Jun Tsei

place:
Luoyang
China
Henan province

topic:
Art
Animals
Chinese Art
Men
Tomb
Horses
Pottery
Tang dynasty (618 - 907)
Funerary
Ceramics

content: China

content: Tomb figure of a man on horseback

title_sort: TOMB FIGURE OF A MAN ON HORSEBACK

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Tomb figure of a man on horseback


content: 18th century

content: Possibly Mughal dynasty, Reign of Akbar

label: Court

content: Mughal Court

label: School/Tradition

content: Mughal school

content: To 1907

content: Dikran G. Kelekian (1868-1951), Cairo, Egypt, Paris, France, and New York to 1907 [1]

content: From 1907 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Dikran G. Kelekian, New York, in 1907 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Reserve List of Persian Manuscripts and Miniatures, pg. 15, 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: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: India

content: elephant

content: Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)

content: Reign of Akbar (1556 - 1605)

content: India

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Tracing and color on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 13.1 x 19.1 cm (5 3/16 x 7 1/2 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Kelekian, Dikran Garabed

topic:
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Animals
Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)
Reign of Akbar (1556 - 1605)
Elephants

content: India

label: Title

content: Two composite elephants, fighting

title_sort: TWO COMPOSITE ELEPHANTS, FIGHTING

title: Two composite elephants, fighting


label: Date

content: ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE

content: Shang dynasty

content: From 1936 to 1991

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

content: From 1991

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Study Collection

content: John Hadley Cox (1913-2005)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: bone

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of the John Hadley Cox Archaeological Study Collection

content: Unclassified

content: Bone

content: H x W x D: 4.8 × 2 × 0.2 cm (1 7/8 × 13/16 × 1/16 in)

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

content: China

content: Oracle bone, inscribed

title_sort: ORACLE BONE, INSCRIBED

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

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Oracle bone, inscribed


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: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

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): 2.4 cm (15/16 in)

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Fragment of a striped inlay

title_sort: FRAGMENT OF A STRIPED INLAY

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Fragment of a striped inlay


content: ca. 1600-1050 BCE

content: Shang dynasty

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. 1363, pg. 316, 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: Ancient Chinese Jade (September 4, 1980 to March 6, 1981)

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

content: jade

content: nephrite

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Ceremonial Object

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Jade (nephrite)

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 11.3 × 4.4 × 0.8 cm (4 7/16 × 1 3/4 × 5/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Chinese Art
Nephrite
Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE)
Jade

content: China

content: Axe (fu 斧)

title_sort: AXE (FU 斧)

title: Axe (fu 斧)


label: Date

content: ca. 3300-2250 BCE

content: Late Neolithic period

label: Description

content: Cylindrical bead form with longitudinal perforation; black and dark red with traces of silver. (Rim slightly chipped.) One of a set of nine; see F1916.759 to F1916.766.

content: Acquired with a box, now lost.

content: To 1916

content: Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1916 [1]

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1026, pg. 223, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object is one of a group of nine beads that were purchased together (F1916.384 and F1916.759- .766).

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Lake Tai region, China

label: Topic

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

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Jade (nephrite (actinolite/tremolite)

content: H x Diam: 3.4 x 1.2 cm (1 5/16 x 7/16 in)

date:
BCE 2000s
BCE 3000s

place:
Lake Tai region
China

culture:
Chinese
Liangzhu culture

content: China

label: Title

content: Cylindrical bead

title_sort: CYLINDRICAL BEAD

title: Cylindrical bead


content: early 17th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Calligrapher

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

label: Label

content: Fans decorated with painting and calligraphy are mounted on this painted screen to create the illusion that they are scattered across a silver river. The silver has darkened over time to a nearly black tone. Screens of this type were inspired by the story of a prince and his retinue crossing a bridge in Kyoto. When the prince tossed his fan into the river, the sight was so beautiful that his companions followed suit, tossing their fans and remarking at their beauty as they fluttered toward the water.

content: Many screens mounted with painted fans were produced by the Tawaraya atelier headed by the painter Sotatsu. The paintings on the fans and on these screens reflect the distinctive compositions and style associated with Sotatsu and his workshop. For example, the shape, vivid colors, and soft delineation of the rock forms are comparable to the islands in Sotatsu's Waves at Matsushima screens. Eleven of the fans are inscribe with poems in the elegant calligraphic style of Koetsu, whose large, square seal also appears on some of the fans. A master calligrapher and artistic leader, Koetsu often collaborated with Sotatsu on projects combining painting and calligraphy.

label: Provenance

content: To 1903

content: Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1903 [1]

content: From 1903 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in 1903 [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 Screen List, S.I. 57, pg. 19, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Japanese Screens (March 2007 to January 3, 2016)

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

content: Japanese Screens (May 9, 1993 to November 13, 1995)

content: Japanese Screens (February 11, 1983 to July 19, 1988)

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Screens, 1957 (March 20, 1957 to March 30, 1960)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Screens (October 3, 1947 to November 10, 1955)

content: Japanese Screens, 1923 (May 2, 1923 to April 5, 1933)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: water

content: fan

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Painting

content: Ink, color, gold, and silver on paper

content: H x W (each): 171.2 x 382.2 cm (67 3/8 x 150 1/2 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Matsuki, Bunkio

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

content: Japan

content: Fans and clouds over rocks and water

title_sort: FANS AND CLOUDS OVER ROCKS AND WATER

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Fans and clouds over rocks and water


label: Date

content: first half of the 8th century

content: Tang dynasty

label: Description

content: Box, with a cover. Silver. Surface: lustrous; traces of earthy adhesions on the inside. Decoration: engraved and gilded.

content: Yamanaka and Company, Boston 1930 [1]

content: From 1930

content: Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Yamanaka and Company, Boston 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: Silk Road Exhibition (August 18 to December 25, 2011)

content: Luxury Arts of the Silk Route Empires (May 9, 1993 to January 28, 2007)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: China

content: casting

content: engraving (incising)

content: punching

content: metal

content: silver

content: bird

content: duck

content: phoenix

content: Tang dynasty (618 - 907)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Container

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Silver with gilding

label: Dimensions

content: H x Diam (assembled): 2.3 x 4.6 cm (7/8 x 1 13/16 in)

topic:
Silver
Art
Animals
Sculpture
Punching
Chinese Art
Birds
Phoenix
Tang dynasty (618 - 907)
Engraving (incising)
Ducks
Metal-work

content: China

content: Box and cover

title_sort: BOX AND COVER

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Box and cover


label: Period

content: Momoyama period

label: Provenance

content: To 1905

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

content: From 1905 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Screen List, L. 108, pg. 32, 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: Kobayashi Bunshichi 小林文七 (ca. 1861-1923) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: landscape

content: Momoyama period (1573 - 1615)

content: bamboo

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on paper

content: H x W (image): 104.1 × 343.6 cm (41 × 135 5/16 in)

name:
Kobayashi, Bunshichi
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Landscapes
Art
Momoyama period (1573 - 1615)
Japanese Art
Bamboo

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Landscape: the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove

title_sort: LANDSCAPE: THE SEVEN SAGES OF THE BAMBOO GROVE


label: Date

content: early 17th century

content: Edo period or Joseon period

content: Tea bowl, deep ovoidal, in spreading foot. Four spur-marks on footrim.

content: Clay: hard, gray-white.

content: Glaze: lustrous, neutral orange-yellow, with overdrip of white, crackled.

content: To 1897

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1897 [1]

content: From 1897 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 524, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Saga prefecture or Gyeongsangnam-do province, Japan or Korea

content: ceramic

content: Karatsu ware

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Joseon period (1392 - 1910)

content: tea

content: Japan

content: Korea

content: stoneware

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: unvitrified porcelain

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Korean Ceramics in the Freer Gallery of Art

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Vessel

content: Stoneware (unvitrified porcelain) with opaque glaze

content: H x Diam: 9.3 × 13.4 cm (3 11/16 × 5 1/4 in)

label: Style

content: Possibly Karatsu ware

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

place:
Japan
Saga prefecture
Gyeongsangnam-do province
Korea

topic:
Karatsu ware
Tea
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Joseon period (1392 - 1910)
Stoneware
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Korean Art
Ceramics
Unvitrified porcelain

content: Japan

content: Korea

content: Tea bowl

title_sort: TEA BOWL

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Tea bowl


content: 17th century

content: Late Ming or early Qing dynasty

content: To 1914

content: Li Ku San, Shanghai, China to 1914 [1]

content: From 1914 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Li Ku San in 1914 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 938, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Li Ku San (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: Buddhism

content: water buffalo

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: Arhat

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W: 125.1 x 75.2 cm (49 1/4 x 29 5/8 in)

name:
San, Li Ku
Freer, Charles Lang

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

culture: Buddhists Chinese Arhats

content: China

content: Luohan on a water buffalo skin

title_sort: LUOHAN ON A WATER BUFFALO SKIN

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Luohan on a water buffalo skin


label: Artist

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 G43 state 2 of 2.

label: Provenance

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

content: To 1898

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

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Sweet Silent Thought: Whistler's Interiors (August 20, 2011 to August 26, 2012)

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

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

label: Topic

content: etching (printing process)

content: reading

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

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 12 x 8 cm (4 3/4 x 3 1/8 in)

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

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

content: United States

content: The Slipper

title_sort: THE SLIPPER

label: Thumbnail Image

title: The Slipper


label: Date

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Description

content: Framed.

label: Signatures

content: Unsigned.

label: Inscriptions

content: Verso: Sketch at Pomfret by James W. (unknown hand)

label: Paper/Support

content: On hot-pressed, wove paper.

content: To 1905

content: Thomas Robert Way (1861-1913), London, to 1905 [1]

content: From 1905 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from 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] According to Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record. See also, Whistler Reserved List, R. 5826, as well as Original Whistler List of Paintings, etc., Transferred to Smithsonian Institution, January 3, 1921, pg. 2, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1. According to Curatorial Remark 3, G.D. Guest, 1927, the registration number for this object was changed to correspond with the year of purchase.

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, William Marchant & Co. (1903)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: yellow

content: yellow pigment

content: cobalt blue

content: Prussian blue

content: burnt sienna

content: vermilion

content: Mars pigment

content: cochineal

content: underdrawing

content: work

content: fire

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 over graphite on paper

content: H x W: 12.8 x 19.6 cm (5 1/16 x 7 11/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Way, Thomas Robert

topic:
Art
Yellow pigment
Vermilion
Charles Lang Freer collection
Mars pigment
Yellow
American Art
Fire
Prussian blue
Underdrawing
Cobalt blue
Cochineal
Burnt sienna

content: United States

label: Title

content: A Fire at Pomfret

title_sort: A FIRE AT POMFRET

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: A Fire at Pomfret


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. 774, pg. 199, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) was a collector and dealer born in Shanghai, China. After he left Shanghai in 1910, he lived, at various points in time, in London, Montreal, and Ridgefield, Connecticut. He established a gallery in New York City in 1920.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: ram

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Bronze

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

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

content: China

content: Finial in the form of a standing ram

title_sort: FINIAL IN THE FORM OF A STANDING RAM

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

title: Finial in the form of a standing ram


label: Date

content: ca. 3300-2250 BCE

content: Late Neolithic period

content: Possibly excavated in Chekiang [1]

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record, this object was "said to have been excavated in Chekiang."

content: [2] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1048, pg. 234, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Lake Tai region, China

label: Topic

content: jade

content: nephrite

content: 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

content: Jade (nephrite)

label: Dimensions

content: Diam x D: 20.5 x 1.2 cm (8 1/16 x 1/2 in)

content: China

content: Disk (bi 璧)

title_sort: DISK (BI 璧)

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Disk (bi 璧)


content: Edo period

label: Artist

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

content: To 1904

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

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: horse

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Painting

content: Ink on paper

content: H x W: 49.8 x 73.2 cm (19 5/8 x 28 13/16 in)

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

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Horses

title_sort: HORSES

title: Horses


content: late 11th-early 10th century BCE

label: Period

content: Western Zhou dynasty

label: Description

content: Vessel of the type kuei. Stand. Decoration cast in relief. Silvery, green, and blue patination, and earthy incrustations. Inscription inside bottom.

label: Inscriptions

content: Inscription inside bottom

label: Provenance

content: To 1924

content: Lee Sung-shan, Peking. [1]

content: From 1924

content: Freer Gallery of Art, purchased by Carl Whiting Bishop from Lee Sung-shan, Peking. [2]

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Lee Sung-shan

content: China

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: animal

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

content: mask

content: China

content: food

content: Chinese Art

content: Carl Whiting Bishop collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Vessel

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Bronze

content: H x W: 14.1 x 24.2 cm (5 9/16 x 9 1/2 in)

date:
BCE 0s
BCE 1000s

content: China

content: Ritual food vessel (gui)

title_sort: RITUAL FOOD VESSEL (GUI)

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Ritual food vessel (gui)


label: Date

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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Syria

label: Topic

content: glass

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

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

content: Bead

title_sort: BEAD

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead


content: 4th-6th century

content: To 1909

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: glass

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

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

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

label: Title

content: Bead

title: Bead


content: ca. 3300-2250 BCE

label: Period

content: Late Neolithic period

label: Description

content: Perforated disk of the type pi [bi] 璧; bored from both sides, leaving sharp, irregular median ridge; richly mottled brilliant greens, black, and veins of golden brown, one side darker; proportions irregular; surface satin smooth. (Rim slightly chipped.)

content: Acquired with a box, now lost.

label: Provenance

content: Reportedly excavated in Chekiang province [1]

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1287, pg. 288, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

content: 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, Ancient Chinese Jade and Bronze (August 26, 1955 to October 25, 1955)

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1945 (January 9, 1945 to August 20, 1955)

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

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)

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Lake Tai region, China

content: jade

content: nephrite

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Culture

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

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Ceremonial Object

content: Jade (nephrite)

content: Diam x D: 22.4 x 1.4 cm (8 13/16 x 9/16 in)

content: China

content: Disk (bi 璧)

title: Disk (bi 璧)


label: Date

label: Artist

content: Sir Leslie M. Ward (1851-1922)

content: To 1893

content: H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, NY, to 1893 [1]

content: From 1893 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co. in 1893 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to Linda Merrill, November 12, 1993. See Correspondence, Freer to Wunderlich, October 5, 1893, LB 1:687, 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. In January 1993, this item was discovered in the Freer Gallery of Art Archives and transferred to the Freer Study Collection per request of L. Merrill.

label: Collection

content: Freer Study Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: London, England

label: Topic

content: England

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 40 x 27.5 cm (15 3/4 x 10 13/16 in)

place: London England

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art

content: England

content: A Symphony

title_sort: A SYMPHONY

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: A Symphony


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: [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: Syria

content: glass

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

label: Title

content: Bead, cylindrical

title_sort: BEAD, CYLINDRICAL

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead, cylindrical


label: Date

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 4, intermed. 1-2

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 G202 state 2 of 19.

label: Provenance

content: To 1905

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

content: From 1905 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Thomas Way Sr. or Thomas Robert Way in 1905 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Thomas Way Sr. and his son, Thomas Robert Way, were lithographers who worked closely with Whistler on several of his projects. They helped with the printing of his etchings, as well as the printing of Whistler’s promotional materials. Both Thomas Way Sr. and Thomas Robert Way owned many Whistler works. Thomas Way Sr. acquired several of these works at the time of Whistler’s bankruptcy, and he passed some of them on to his son (see The Correspondence of James McNeill Whistler, 1855-1903, ed. Margaret F. MacDonald, Patricia de Montfort and Nigel Thorp, On-line Edition, People, biographies of Thomas Way and Thomas Robert Way; http://www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk/correspondence).

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: etching (printing process)

content: boat

content: architecture

content: Italy

content: United States

content: American Art

content: balcony

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Print

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 29.3 x 19.8 cm (11 9/16 x 7 13/16 in)

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

content: Italy

content: United States

content: The Balcony

title_sort: THE BALCONY

title: The Balcony


content: early 17th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

content: 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)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: pine tree

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: child

content: woman

content: celebration

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on paper

label: Dimensions

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

topic:
Pine tree
Rites and ceremonies
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Ukiyo-e
Children
Woman
Kakemono

content: Japan

content: A Picnic Party

title_sort: A PICNIC PARTY

title: A Picnic Party


content: 2nd 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: [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: Syria

content: glass

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

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

label: Title

content: Bead

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Bead


label: Date

content: Edo period

label: Description

content: Tea caddy (chaire) with ivory cover.

content: Clay: light, grayish. Concealed by iron wash. String-cut foot, slightly concave.

content: Glaze: blended wine-red, purple, brown, and gold, splashed with gray-green, over dull red-brown wash.

label: Provenance

content: To 1898

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1898 [1]

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 734, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: The Tea Ceremony in Japan X (April 3 to November 28, 1999)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Fukuoka prefecture, Japan

content: ceramic

content: ivory

content: Takatori ware

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: tea

content: Japan

content: stoneware

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Vessel

content: Stoneware with iron slip and iron and ash glazes; ivory lid

content: H x Diam: 9.3 × 6.8 cm (3 11/16 × 2 11/16 in)

label: Style

content: Takatori ware

place:
Fukuoka prefecture
Japan

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

content: Japan

content: Tea caddy, katatsuki type

title_sort: TEA CADDY, KATATSUKI TYPE

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Tea caddy, katatsuki type


label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Artist

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

content: To 1904

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

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: deer

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 49.8 x 73.2 cm (19 5/8 x 28 13/16 in)

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

content: Japan

content: Deer

title_sort: DEER

title: Deer


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: metal

content: bronze

content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Tool and Equipment

content: Bronze

content: H: 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in)

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

content: Korea

label: Title

content: Chopsticks

title_sort: CHOPSTICKS

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Chopsticks


label: Date

content: Edo period

label: Provenance

content: To 1901

content: Ernest Francisco Fenollosa (1853-1908), New York, NY, and Spring Hill, AL, to 1901 [1]

content: From 1901 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Ernest Francisco Fenollosa, in Detroit, MI, in 1901 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono List, L. 243, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Color and gold on dark paper

content: H x W: 83.5 x 32.7 cm (32 7/8 x 12 7/8 in)

name:
Fenollosa, Ernest Francisco
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: Japan

content: Two tall women in dark robes

title_sort: TWO TALL WOMEN IN DARK ROBES

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Two tall women in dark robes


label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Description

content: Karatsu ware, Takeo Karatsu kiln group, Kotoge kiln Hakeme-garatsu type.

content: Bowl, slightly flaring sides.

content: Clay: coarse gray stonewares.

content: Glaze: transparent, brownish, finely crackled.

content: Decoration: wavy horizontal markings in slip.

content: One of a set of three: F1898.502-F1898.504.

content: To 1898

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1898 [1]

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 572, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

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

label: Topic

content: ceramic

content: Karatsu ware, Takeo Karatsu type

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: stoneware

content: white slip

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: On View

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

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Vessel

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Stoneware with white slip brushed under clear glaze

content: H x Diam: 6.5 × 11.8 cm (2 9/16 × 4 5/8 in)

label: Style

content: Karatsu ware, Takeo Karatsu type

place:
Takeo Karatsu kilns
Takeo
Japan
Saga prefecture

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

room: Gallery 06A

building: Freer

content: Japan

content: Karatsu ware bowl, Takeo Karatsu type

title_sort: KARATSU WARE BOWL, TAKEO KARATSU TYPE

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Karatsu ware bowl, Takeo Karatsu type


content: 12th-13th century

content: Goryeo period

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

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

content: [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: piercing

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

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

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Gilt bronze

label: Dimensions

content: Diam: 1.8 cm (11/16 in)

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

room: Gallery 14

content: Korea

label: Title

content: Bead

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Bead


label: Date

label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Inscriptions

content: Inscription above figure reads: "Hito wa matsu (hodo) tsu-ra-ki mono wa araji tsuyu bakari u ki no (?) no wa araji." Translation: "Waiting for somebody is the utterly unbearable thing; and the morning dew makes one most miserable."

label: Provenance

content: To 1898

content: Edward S. Hull Jr., New York, to 1898 [1]

content: From 1898 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Edward S. Hull Jr. in 1898 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono List, L. 128, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Edward S. Hull Jr. was Ernest Francisco Fenollosa’s (1853-1908) lawyer. Hull often acted as an agent, facilitating purchases of objects consigned to him by Fenollosa, as well as purchases of objects consigned to him by Fenollosa's

content: well-known associate, Bunshichi Kobayashi (see correspondence, Hull to Freer, 1898-1900, as well as invoices from E.S. Hull Jr., 1898-1900, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives). See also, Ingrid Larsen, "'Don’t Send Ming or Later Pictures': Charles Lang Freer and the First Major Collection of Chinese Painting in an American Museum," Ars Orientalis vol. 40 (2011), pgs. 15 and 34. See further, Thomas Lawton and Linda Merrill, Freer: A Legacy of Art, (Washington, DC and New York: Freer Gallery of Art and H. N. Abrams, 1993), pgs. 133-134.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: child

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: kimono

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Color, silver, and gold on silk panel

content: H x W: 57.3 x 22.9 cm (22 9/16 x 9 in)

name:
Hull, Edward S.
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: Japan

content: Girl in a silver kimono

title_sort: GIRL IN A SILVER KIMONO

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Girl in a silver kimono


content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

content: Formerly attributed to Han Huang (723-787)

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: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1250, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, LVC Catalogue, 1915, No. 11.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: horse

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: man

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W: 119.8 x 89.2 cm (47 3/16 x 35 1/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Li, Wenqing

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

content: China

content: Evaluating a Horse

title_sort: EVALUATING A HORSE

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Evaluating a Horse


label: Date

content: 1550-1196 BCE

content: New Kingdom

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

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

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

content: H x Diam: 0.5 × 0.3 cm (3/16 × 1/8 in)

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

label: Title

content: Bead, fragmentary; Translucent green and purple

title_sort: BEAD, FRAGMENTARY; TRANSLUCENT GREEN AND PURPLE

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image


content: 16th-17th century

label: Period

content: Ming or Qing dynasty

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

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

content: Pang Shou-ting, Beijing, to 1909 [1]

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Pang Shou-ting in 1909 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 665, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Pang Shou-ting (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: water buffalo

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: child

content: river

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 26.6 x 322.3 cm (10 1/2 x 126 7/8 in)

name:
Pang, Shou-ting
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Chinese Art
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Children
Rivers
Water buffalo

content: China

content: Herdboys and water buffaloes crossing a stream

title_sort: HERDBOYS AND WATER BUFFALOES CROSSING A STREAM

label: High-resolution TIFF