label: Date

content: 4th-6th century

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: glass

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

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

content: Bead, fragmentary

title_sort: BEAD, FRAGMENTARY

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead, fragmentary


unitCode: FSG

type: edanmdm

content: 17th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Label

content: Grains and vegetables--including corn, eggplant, and taro--are unusual additions to this array of seasonal flowers depicted in an imaginary gardenlike setting. From right to left, the blooming or fruiting plants represent a seasonal progression from early spring (bog rhubarb and kerria) to late summer, when ripe wheat and millet mingle with autumn-blooming flowers such as bush clover and Chinese bellflowers. The convention of depicting seasonal plants arranged against a gold ground on folding screens and sliding paper-panelled doors (fusuma) originated in the Kyoto workshop of Tawaraya Sotatsu (active circa 1600-1640) and became a successful mainstay of that studio's repetoire. One hallmark of the Sotatsu style is the use of overlapping wet pigments that blur at the edges, a technique known as tarashikomi.

content: To 1896

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

content: From 1896 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Screen List, S.I. 61, pg. 1, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Sotatsu: Making Waves (Saturday, October 24, 2015 to Sunday, January 31, 2016)

content: Seasons: Japanese Screens (July 9, 2011 to January 22, 2012)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: plant

content: flower

content: autumn

content: summer

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Color over gold on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (overall): 181 x 377.9 cm (71 1/4 x 148 3/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Matsuki, Bunkio

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Autumn
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Summer
Plants
Flowers

type: Country

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Summer and autumn flowers 夏秋草花図屏風

unit_code: FSG

title_sort: SUMMER AND AUTUMN FLOWERS 夏秋草花図屏風

type: Images

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Summer and autumn flowers 夏秋草花図屏風


label: Date

content: 1550-1196 BCE

label: Period

content: New Kingdom

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

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

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

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

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

content: H: 1.2 cm (1/2 in)

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Mosaic 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

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead


content: Ming dynasty

content: To 1911

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

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Album List, pg. 41, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: 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: landscape

content: winter

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Ink on silk

content: H x W: 30 x 28.5 cm (11 13/16 x 11 1/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Li, Wenqing

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

content: China

content: The tearful parting of Su Wu and Li Ling

title_sort: THE TEARFUL PARTING OF SU WU AND LI LING


content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

content: Traditionally attributed to Chen Rong (active 1235-after 1262)

content: To 1911

content: Riu Gu Sai, Beijing, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 820, 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: A Selection of Art Objects from the Freer Collection Exhibited in the New Building of the National Museum (April 15 to June 15, 1912)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: dragon

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Ink on silk

content: H x W: 161 x 102.4 cm (63 3/8 x 40 5/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Sai, Riu Gu

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

content: China

content: A dragon's head in clouds

title_sort: A DRAGON'S HEAD IN CLOUDS

title: A dragon's head in clouds


label: Date

content: ca. 1690

label: School/Tradition

content: Nurpur school

label: Label

content: The musical mode Himal is embodied as Raja Mandhata, this manuscript’s patron. Shown splendidly dressed and seated in a grove with two birds perched on his hand, the king is an emblem of refinement.

content: The painting’s superbly controlled line, luminous palette, and precisely calculated composition identify it as part of one of the greatest ragamala series. The vivid yellow background was produced with a pigment made from the urine of cows fed on mangos; the recipe for this color (peori) has been lost to history.

label: Provenance

content: Prior to 1960s

content: Mandi Royal Collection

content: From ca. 1980s

content: Unknown German dealer [1]

content: To 2003

content: Terence McInerney Fine Arts Ltd., New York, New York [2]

content: From 2003 to 2017

content: Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Terence McInerney Fine Arts Ltd., New York, New York in March 2003 [3]

content: From 2017

content: Freer Gallery of Art, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim [4]

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to conversation with Catherine Glynn Benkaim from June 14, 2016, Ms. Benkaim mentioned that this folio and numerous others from the series were with a German dealer in the 1980s.

content: [2] Catherine Glynn Benkaim purchased this painting from Terence McInerney Fine Arts Ltd. in March 2003.

content: [3] See note 2.

content: [4] See Acquisition Consideration Form, object file, Collections Management Office.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Body Image (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

content: Mandi Royal Collection

content: Unknown

content: Terence McInerney Fine Arts, Ltd. (active 1990-2013)

content: Ralph and Catherine Benkaim

content: Catherine Glynn Benkaim (born 1946)

content: Nurpur, Himachal Pradesh state, India

content: portrait

content: bird

content: man

content: India

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection

content: Purchase from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

content: Painting

content: Opaque watercolor on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (sheet): 21.3 × 20.9 cm (8 3/8 × 8 1/4 in)

content: H x W (image): 17.5 × 17.7 cm (6 7/8 × 7 in)

name:
Benkaim, Ralph and Catherine
Mandi Royal Collection
Benkaim, Catherine Glynn
McInerney, Terence

place:
Nurpur
Himachal Pradesh state
India

topic:
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Art
Animals
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
Men
Portraits
Birds

culture:
Himalayan peoples
South Asians

content: India

label: Title

content: Raja Mandhata as a musical mode

title_sort: RAJA MANDHATA AS A MUSICAL MODE

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

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Raja Mandhata as a musical mode


content: early 1st-early 3rd century

label: Period

content: Eastern Han dynasty

label: Description

content: Vase: flattened, globular body; high base; wide spreading mouth. Glazed pottery.

content: Clay: soft, reddish.

content: Glaze: bluish-green, with dull silvery iridescence.

content: Decoration: two rudimentary handles, - animalistic heads holding rings, in low relief. Incised rings.

content: To 1905

content: Yamanaka & Company, New York, NY, to 1905 [1]

content: From 1905 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York, NY, in 1905 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1380, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

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

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: iridescence

content: ceramic

content: Eastern Han dynasty (25 - 220)

content: tomb

content: China

content: earthenware

content: Chinese Art

content: mortuary

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: The Story of the Beautiful

label: See more items in

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Vessel

content: Earthenware with copper-green lead-silicate glaze

content: H x Diam: 38.5 × 30.4 cm (15 3/16 × 12 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.
Chinese Art
Tomb
Pottery
Funeral rites and customs
Iridescence
Ceramics

content: China

content: Tomb jar

title_sort: TOMB JAR

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Tomb jar


label: Date

content: 10th century

content: Chola dynasty, Reign of Queen Sembiyan Mahadevi

content: Chola queen Sembiyan Mahadevi, whose husband reigned 949-57, was widowed at an early age and was a highly respected patron of the arts who devoted most of her life to temple commissions. During her lifetime, special celebrations marked her birthday in the Shiva temple in the town of Sembiyan Mahadevi, named after her, and a metal portrait of the beloved queen was presented to the temple in her honor. It is possible that the image seen here is that very sculpture. Draped in silks, precious jewelry, and flower garlands, this processional figure would have been carried through the town for public viewing.

content: This highly stylized image is an instance of the blurring of lines between royal and divine portraiture in ancient Indian art. While the pose is reminiscent of the goddess Parvati, this tall, svelte image with heavy, naturalistically shaped breasts and drapery clinging to her lower limbs is uncommonly individualized in the shape of her face, pursed lips, and long nose. Stylized portrait statues like this were more likely to be identified by their placement in a temple, or their function in specific rituals, than through an actual resemblance to their human counterparts. As such, it would have been recognized as Sembiyan Mahadevi by its use in processions celebrating her birthday.

content: Hagop Kevorkian, New York, likely purchased in Europe from an unknown source [1]

content: From 1929

content: Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York [2]

content: Notes:

content: [1] Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962) is best known as a dealer in Islamic art but he also dealt with some Indian sculpture and paintings. Born in Kayseri (present-day Turkey), he began his self-named art business in London by the 1890s and later expanded operations to Paris, with his brother Carnig (alt. Carneg) Kevorkian. He subsequently established a third location in New York after he settled there in 1920.

content: While the identity of the source from whom Kevorkian purchased this sculpture, the place of transaction or the find-site location are subjects of ongoing research, Vidya Dehejia's research places it in the Kailasanatha Swamy Sivan Temple in Nagapattinam (See The Thief Who Stole My Heart: The Material Life of Sacred Bronzes from Chola India, 855--1280 (2021)). There is no further evidence for a connection with this temple, and the presence of surface encrustation on the object suggests that this sculpture was not in

content: ritual use at or around the time it appeared on the art market. See reports in the object file.

content: [2] In a letter addressed to Freer Gallery of Art curator John E. Lodge (1876-1942), dated March 6, 1929, Hagop Kevorkian introduced this sculpture to the museum's attention and mentioned he had it stored in a safety deposit vault in Paris.

content: In a subsequent letter dated June 11, 1929, Kevorkian reported that the sculpture had arrived in New York from Paris on the ship S.S. Paris and was currently in his possession in New York. See documents in the object file.

content: See also invoice dated July 19, 1929, issued by Hagop Kevorkian and approved on August 5, 1929, copy in the object file.

content: Research updated March 14, 2023

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Body Image (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

content: The Thief Who Stole My Heart: The Material Life of Sacred Bronzes in Chola India ca. 850-1280 (Monday, March 14, 2016 - Monday, January 30, 2017)

content: Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016)

content: The Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India (November 10, 2002 to March 9, 2003)

content: South Asian Sculpture (February 22, 2000 to June 18, 2003)

content: South and South East Asian Art (May 9, 1993 to February 7, 2000)

content: Sculpture of South Asia and the Himalayas (May 4, 1988 to July 9, 2017)

content: The Arts of South Asia (May 13, 1985 to December 2, 1985)

content: The Ramayana (July 18, 1983 to April 15, 1984)

content: Hindu and Buddhist Art (April 1, 1982 to July 18, 1983)

content: Hindu and Buddhist Art (January 28, 1981 to September 24, 1981)

content: Indian Art (January 1, 1963 to January 28, 1981)

content: Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Art, Gallery 8 (July 15, 1958 to January 1, 1963)

content: Centennial Exhibition, West Corridor (February 25, 1956 to July 11, 1958)

content: Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Painting, 1955 (October 24, 1955 to November 28, 1955)

content: Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Paintings and Sculpture (October 2, 1947 to February 25, 1956)

content: Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Paintings, Gallery 7 (January 10, 1945 to October 2, 1947)

content: Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Paintings, Gallery 4 (May 5, 1933 to January 9, 1945)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Persian Art (March 14, 1931 to May 5, 1933)

content: Untitled Exhibition, South Asian and Persian Art (March 24, 1930 to March 14, 1931)

content: Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962)

content: Tamil Nadu state, India

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Hinduism

content: Parvati

content: Uma

content: Chola dynasty (850 - 1280)

content: India

content: queen

content: kataka mudra

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

label: On View

content: West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 01: Body Image: Arts of the Indian Subcontinent

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

label: Type

content: Sculpture

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Bronze

content: H x W x D: 107.3 x 33.4 x 25.7 cm (42 1/4 x 13 1/8 x 10 1/8 in)

place:
Tamil Nadu state
India

topic:
Bronze
Kataka mudra
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Art
Sculpture
Chola dynasty (850 - 1280)
Queen
Parvati
Uma
Metal-work

culture:
Himalayan peoples
South Asians
Hindus

room: Gallery 01

building: Freer

content: India

content: Queen Sembiyan Mahadevi as the Goddess Uma

title_sort: QUEEN SEMBIYAN MAHADEVI AS THE GODDESS UMA


label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Okumura Masanobu 奥村政信 (1686-1764)

label: Signatures

content: Contains signature.

label: Marks

content: Contains seal.

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 Panel List, L. 7, pg. 2, 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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: water buffalo

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: theater

content: courtesan

content: Japan

content: actor

content: begging

content: ukiyo-e

content: kakemono

content: yakusha-e

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Color and gold on silk panel

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 55.7 x 32.4 cm (21 15/16 x 12 3/4 in)

name:
Hull, Edward S.
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Theater
Yakusha-e
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Actors and actresses
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Courtesan
Ukiyo-e
Kakemono
Water buffalo
Begging

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Two kabuki actors in the roles of a courtesan on a water buffalo and a traveling priest

title_sort: TWO KABUKI ACTORS IN THE ROLES OF A COURTESAN ON A WATER BUFFALO AND A TRAVELING PRIEST

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG


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

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: 1 cm (3/8 in)

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

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 pronounced median ridge; mottled pale to olive greens and golden browns, grayish-white coating of incipient disintegration in all cracks and veinings; cutting irregular, many saw marks and scarred areas as well as strata fissures. (Rim damaged in three areas.)

content: Acquired with a box, now lost.

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1301, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Lake Tai region, China

content: jade

content: nephrite

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Culture

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

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Ceremonial Object

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Jade (nephrite)

content: Diam x D: 14.4 x 1.1 cm (5 11/16 x 7/16 in)

date:
BCE 2000s
BCE 3000s

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
You, Xiaoxi

place:
Lake Tai region
China

culture:
Chinese
Liangzhu culture

content: China

content: Disk (bi 璧)

title_sort: DISK (BI 璧)

title: Disk (bi 璧)


label: Date

content: 17th century

content: Edo period

label: School/Tradition

content: Kaiho

label: Label

content: Japanese painters often depict the verdant landscapes of their native land in rich, opaque colors. The paintings on the paper surfaces of these sliding-door panels once adorned a room in an elite residence, providing an illusion of a view toward a scenic landscape of a pine grove growing along a shoreline. For large-scale paintings like these, gold leaf depicts clouds, mist, and hills. In their original architectural settings, the gold created subtle, transient reflections.

label: Provenance

content: To 1903

content: Yamanaka & Company, to 1903 [1]

content: From 1903 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the Yamanaka & Company sale, through Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938), New York, NY, 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, L. 65, pg. 16, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, F1903.11, Curatorial Remark 1, in the object record.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Landscapes in Japanese Art (February 2 to July 15, 2007)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: pine tree

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: water

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Ink, color, and gold on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 174 x 73.2 cm (68 1/2 x 28 13/16 in)

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

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Pine trees, water and clouds

title_sort: PINE TREES, WATER AND CLOUDS

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Pine trees, water and clouds


content: ca. 1700

label: Period

content: Ayutthaya period

content: In 1909, Charles Lang Freer purchased this and three other bronze heads of the Buddha from the American Art Galleries in New York City (F1909.48-51). This Buddha's face appears youthful, with upturned corners of the lips, slightly pointed ears, a peaked hairline, and long neck. These and other features indicate a date within Thailand's Ayyuthaya period, when the great capital city lined with Buddhas was constructed (14th--15th century). Thailand's Buddhist art is remarkable for the way the image of the Buddha transforms subtly across centuries of casting in bronze.

content: Unnamed Siamese official [1]

content: To 1909

content: Mr. Gadelius, to 1909 [2]

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased at sale, Collection of Siamese and Cambodian Antiquities, Curios and Relics, American Art Association, New York

content: April 6, 1909 [3]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to the object record for F1909.48, Curatorial Remark 5, H. E. Buckman, 1964, the Envelope File contained the following note by C. L. Freer, dated February 26, 1918: "Bronze head of Buddha, life sized. Brought to New York City by Mr. Gadelius during the winter of 1908-1909, and sold along with other Siamese and Cambodian objects, at the American Art Galleries, on April 6, 1909. Mr. Gadelius assured me that this head came from the ruins of Angkor Wat, Cambodia; and this statement appears in the catalogue of the sale. I attended the sale personally and purchased at the same time three other heads, S.I. 68 (F1909.49), 69 (F1909.50) and 70 (F1909.51)." According to Curatorial Remark 6, Louise Cort, February 18, 2002, "The catalogue of the sale of Siamese and Cambodian objects (6 April 1909) noted that they had been accumulated over a period of thirty-five years by a Siamese official."

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [3] See note 1. See also, Original Bronze List, S.I. 70, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Mr. Gadelius (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Thailand

label: Topic

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Buddhism

content: Buddha

content: ushnisha

content: Thailand

content: Ayutthaya period (1351 - 1767)

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: NMAA Southeast Asia

label: See more items in

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Sculpture

content: Bronze

content: H x W x D: 26.3 x 17.5 x 19 cm (10 3/8 x 6 7/8 x 7 1/2 in)

name:
Gadelius
Freer, Charles Lang
buddha

topic:
Bronze
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Sculpture
Ayutthaya period (1351 - 1767)
Metal-work
Ushnisha

culture:
Buddhists
Himalayan peoples
South Asians

content: Thailand

content: Head of a Buddha

title_sort: HEAD OF A BUDDHA

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Head of a Buddha


label: Date

content: Edo period

content: To 1903

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

content: From 1903 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Screen List, L. 76, pg. 20, 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)

content: Japan

content: duck

content: stork

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: poetry

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Color, gold, silver, ink, and gold on paper sliding door

content: H x W: 175.3 x 95 cm (69 x 37 3/8 in)

name:
Kobayashi, Bunshichi
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: Japan

content: On one side mandarin ducks; on the other, poems, bamboos, storks, etc

title_sort: ON ONE SIDE MANDARIN DUCKS; ON THE OTHER, POEMS, BAMBOOS, STORKS, ETC


content: 1050-221 BCE

content: Zhou dynasty

label: Provenance

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 921, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

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: China

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: animal

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Bronze

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 14.1 x 2.2 cm (5 9/16 x 7/8 in)

date:
BCE 0s
BCE 1000s

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Fitting (fragment)

title_sort: FITTING (FRAGMENT)

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Fitting (fragment)


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 G347 state 1 of 2.

content: Cox Collection [1]

content: To 1903

content: Obach & Co., London, to 1903 [2]

content: From 1903 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Obach & Co. in 1903 [3]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.

content: [2] See Original Whistler List, Etchings, Voucher No. 1, July 11- November 1903, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [3] See note 2.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Cox Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

label: Topic

content: etching (printing process)

content: child

content: United States

content: American Art

content: store front

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 6.7 x 9.8 cm (2 5/8 x 3 7/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Obach & Co.
Cox Collection

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

content: United States

content: Children's Fruit Barrow

title_sort: CHILDREN'S FRUIT BARROW

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Children's Fruit Barrow


label: Date

content: 14th century?

label: Period

content: Kamakura period

content: To 1907

content: Unidentified owner, to 1907 [1]

content: From 1907 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Reserved Kakemono List, R. 555, pg. 15 (no record of purchase), 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: Religious Art of Japan (December 18, 2002 to January 4, 2015)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Kamakura period (1185 - 1333)

content: Japan

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Colored embroidery on silk panel

content: H x W (image): 72.7 x 37.3 cm (28 5/8 x 14 11/16 in)

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

content: Japan

content: Buddha Amida's welcoming descent

title_sort: BUDDHA AMIDA'S WELCOMING DESCENT

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Buddha Amida's welcoming descent


content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: Hounded by creditors, the bankrupt Whistler fled to Venice in 1879 to start rebuilding his finances. In this Italian etching, the artist took care to spell out a butcher shop’s sign reading “Vendita Carna,” or “flesh for sale.” His viewers may or may not have understood this sly reference to Shylock’s demand for “a pound of flesh” in exchange for an ill-advised loan in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice (1596–98).

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonné," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G199 state 2 of 3.

label: Provenance

content: To 1887

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

content: From 1887 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from M. Knoedler & Co., New York in 1887. [2]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer.

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Bill of Sale dated November 11, 1887 in the Charles Lang Freer Papers, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. At the time of this sale, M. Knoedler & Co. was located in New York City, later the gallery opened branches in London and Paris. See also Curatorial Remark 4 in the object record.

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 of Art.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Whistler: Streetscapes, Urban Change (November 18, 2023 to May 4, 2024)

content: Fine Impressions: Whistler, Freer, and Venice (October 18, 2014 to January 3, 2016)

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: etching (printing process)

content: United States

content: American Art

content: store front

content: city

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Etching; ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (overall): 29.5 x 20 cm (11 5/8 x 7 7/8 in)

name:
Knoedler
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: United States

content: The Rialto

title_sort: THE RIALTO

title: The Rialto


label: Date

content: Qing dynasty

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1161, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Voucher No. 18, December 1916.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Women in Chinese Painting (November 9, 2013 to April 27, 2014)

content: Daoism in the Arts in China (December 16, 2006 to July 1, 2007)

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: slit tapestry

content: painting (image-making)

content: tapestry

content: silk (fiber)

content: Daoism

content: flower

content: peony

content: deer

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: wine

content: river

content: woman

content: Daoist Immortals

content: fungus-of-immortality

content: China

content: peach tree

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Costume and Textile

content: Silk tapestry (kesi) with painted details

content: H x W (image): 119.4 x 63.3 cm (47 x 24 15/16 in)

topic:
Wine and wine making
Daoist Immortals
Art
Silk (fiber)
Daoism
Chinese Art
Painting (image-making)
Flowers
Rivers
Fungus-of-immortality
Charles Lang Freer collection
Peach tree
Peony
Animals
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Woman
Slit tapestry

content: China

object_type: Costume Textiles

label: Title

content: Immortal Magu with deer and peach tree

title_sort: IMMORTAL MAGU WITH DEER AND PEACH TREE

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Immortal Magu with deer and peach tree


content: early 17th-mid 18th century

content: From 1975-76 to 1992

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

content: From 1992

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: Freer Study Collection

content: Anonymous

content: Possibly Netherlands

content: glass

content: Thailand

content: Southeast Asian Art

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 Anonymous donor

content: Unclassified

content: Glass

content: H x W: 4.1 x 2.3 cm (1 5/8 x 7/8 in)

topic:
Art
Glass
Southeast Asian Art

content: Thailand

content: Glass fragment

title_sort: GLASS FRAGMENT

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Glass fragment


content: 2nd century

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Syria

content: glass

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

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

culture:
Middle Easterners
Syrians

content: Bead; unpierced

title_sort: BEAD; UNPIERCED

title: Bead; unpierced


content: 12th-13th century

label: Period

content: Goryeo period

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

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

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

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Tool and Equipment

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Bronze

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 22.6 x 3.1 x 3.8 cm (8 7/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/2 in)

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

content: Korea

content: Spoon

title_sort: SPOON

title: Spoon


label: Date

content: 17th century

content: Ming or Qing dynasty

label: Artist

content: Formerly attributed to Liu Songnian (傳)劉松年 (ca. 1150-after 1225)

content: To 1909

content: Loon Gu-sai, Beijing, to 1909 [1]

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 657, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. According to Ingrid Larsen, "'Don’t Send Ming or Later Pictures': Charles Lang Freer and the First Major Collection of Chinese Painting in an American Museum," Ars Orientalis vol. 40 (2011), Loon Gu Sai was possibly Lunguzhai, a store in the antiques district of Liulichang.

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: landscape

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: water

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: China

content: blue-and-green style

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 29.6 x 329 cm (11 5/8 x 129 1/2 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Sai, Loon Gu

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Landscape in blue and green

title_sort: LANDSCAPE IN BLUE AND GREEN

title: Landscape in blue and green


content: dated 1825

content: Baijnath

label: School/Tradition

content: Devargh or Ratlam school

label: Description

content: Maharaja Balwant Singh of Ratlam in procession with Colonel Borthwick.

label: Inscriptions

content: Verso: “Portrait of Maharaja Balwant Singh of Ratlam after his coronation in procession in the 3rd week of June 1825. Accompanied by his foster-brother Moji. Riding on the second elephant is Colonel Borthwick, resident advisor and on the white horse, the accountant to the Maharaja, Hirachand. And on the dark horse is Kotari, the storekeeper and master of ceremonies. Sheikh Sirdar Mohammad is on the front forward horse.”

content: From at least 2002

content: J. Lowell Groves (1914-2008), San Francisco, California [1]

content: Sale, San Francisco, Bonhams & Butterfields, Fine Asian Works of Art, June 29, 2009, lot no. 8282 (one of 2), “Two Indian miniature paintings: Mewar” [2]

content: From 2009 to 2010

content: Terence McInerney, New York, New York, purchased at auction, “Fine Asian Works of Art,” Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, June 29, 2009, lot 8282 (one of 2): “Two Indian miniature paintings: Mewar” [3]

content: From 2010 to 2018

content: Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Terence McInerney, New York, New York [4]

content: From 2018

content: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim [5]

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to Andrew Topsfield, Court Painting at Udaipur: Art Under the Patronage of the Maharanas of Mewar, Zurich: Artibus Asiae Supplementum XLIV, 2002, fig. 214.

content: [2] See auction catalogue “Fine Asian Works of Art,” Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, June 29, 2009, lot 8282 (one of 2): “Two Indian miniature paintings: Mewar.”

content: [3] See note 2.

content: [4] See Acquisition Consideration Form, object file, Collections Management Office.

content: [5] See note 4.

content: National Museum of Asian Art Collection

content: J. Lowell Groves (1914-2008)

content: Terence McInerney Fine Arts, Ltd. (active 1990-2013)

content: Ralph and Catherine Benkaim

content: Catherine Glynn Benkaim (born 1946)

content: Devgarh or Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh state, India

content: man

content: India

content: ruler

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection

label: See more items in

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

label: Credit Line

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: Painting

content: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

content: H x W (painting): 20.3 × 27.3 cm (8 × 10 3/4 in)

content: H x W (overall): 24 × 30.4 cm (9 7/16 × 12 in)

name:
Benkaim, Ralph and Catherine
Benkaim, Catherine Glynn
McInerney, Terence
Groves, J. Lowell

place:
Devgarh
Madhya Pradesh state
Ratlam
India

topic:
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Art
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
Men
Ruler

content: India

content: M. Balwant Singh with Colonel Borthwick

title_sort: M. BALWANT SINGH WITH COLONEL BORTHWICK

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: M. Balwant Singh with Colonel Borthwick


content: 10th-3rd century BCE

label: Period

content: Bronze Age

label: Provenance

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

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Korea

content: jade

content: nephrite

content: Bronze Age (1500 - 400 BCE)

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Jade (nephrite)

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

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

content: Korea

content: Bead

title_sort: BEAD

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead


label: Date

content: 305 BCE - 19 CE

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty to Roman Period, Dynasty 18

content: Bar for slicing inlays. Columnar rod mosaic. Black and white scale pattern.

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pgs. 1 and 17, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Untitled Exhibition, South Corridor (December 10, 1984 to July 10, 1986)

content: Ancient Glass (May 26, 1982 to June 25, 1982)

content: Untitled Exhibition, South Corridor (March 6, 1981 to May 7, 1984)

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: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: fish

content: Dynasty 18 (ca. 1539 - 1295 BCE)

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Tool and Equipment

label: Medium

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 5.2 x 2.2 cm (2 1/16 x 7/8 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Fishes
Mosaic glass
Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)
Ancient Egyptian Art
Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)
Dynasty 18 (ca. 1539 - 1295 BCE)

content: Africa

content: Egypt

label: Title

content: Bar for slicing inlays

title_sort: BAR FOR SLICING INLAYS

title: Bar for slicing inlays


content: circa 900-1400

content: To 1981

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

content: From 1981 to 1988

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

content: From 1988 to 1995

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

content: From 1995

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See object record.

content: [2] See object record.

content: [3] See object record.

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

content: Freer Study Collection

content: Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981)

content: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

content: Syria?

content: blow molding

content: enameling

content: glassblowing

content: glass

content: Islam

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Syria

content: Arts of the Islamic World

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

label: Credit Line

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

content: Vessel

content: Blown and enameled glass

content: H x W x D (overall): 2.6 x 2.8 x 0.5 cm (1 x 1 1/8 x 3/16 in)

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

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

culture: Muslims Syrians

content: Islamic Glass Fragment

title_sort: ISLAMIC GLASS FRAGMENT

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Islamic Glass Fragment


content: early 17th-mid 18th century

label: Provenance

content: From 1975-76 to 1992

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

content: From 1992

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

content: Notes:

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

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Study Collection

content: Anonymous

content: Possibly Netherlands

content: glass

content: Thailand

content: Southeast Asian Art

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Anonymous donor

label: Data Source

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

label: Accession Number

content: Unclassified

content: Glass

content: H x W: 5.2 x 3 cm (2 1/16 x 1 3/16 in)

content: Thailand

content: Glass fragment

title: Glass fragment


label: Date

content: 305 BCE-14 CE

label: Period

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Glass

content: H (overall): 2.1 cm (13/16 in)

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Fragment. Columnar rod and plate mosaic

title_sort: FRAGMENT. COLUMNAR ROD AND PLATE MOSAIC

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Fragment. Columnar rod and plate mosaic


content: Momoyama or Edo period

label: Description

content: Bowl, large, deep, thickly potted, square-cut foot. Spiral mark of shallow base trim remains. Four marks of kiln supports appear to be kaime shellmarks, a Korean technique.

content: Clay: grayish stoneware, reddish brown surface where exposed as on base.

content: Glaze: thick, opaque grayish-white with skips and much pitted.

content: To 1898

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

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 40, 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: Cornucopia: Ceramics of Southern Japan (December 19, 2009 to January 9, 2011)

content: Japanese Art (November 7, 1986 to July 19, 1988)

content: Japanese Ceramics (June 22, 1982 to September 27, 1982)

content: Japanese Ceramics/Puppets (June 16, 1980 to July 14, 1980)

content: Japanese Ceramics (July 15, 1980 to June 21, 1982)

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

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Fukuoka prefecture, Japan

label: Topic

content: ceramic

content: Takatori ware

content: Momoyama period (1573 - 1615)

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: stoneware

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Vessel

label: Medium

content: Brown stoneware with rice-straw ash glaze

label: Dimensions

content: H x Diam: 16.9 × 24.2 cm (6 5/8 × 9 1/2 in)

label: Style

content: Agano or Takatori ware

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Moore, Rufus E.

place:
Fukuoka prefecture
Japan

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Takatori ware
Art
Momoyama period (1573 - 1615)
Stoneware
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Ceramics

content: Japan

content: Bowl, Takatori ware

title_sort: BOWL, TAKATORI WARE

title: Bowl, Takatori ware


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 4, 4

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G24 state 4 of 4.

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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: etching (printing process)

content: portrait

content: woman

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 12.7 x 8.9 cm (5 x 3 1/2 in)

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

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

content: United States

label: Title

content: La Mère Gérard

title_sort: LA MÈRE GÉRARD

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: La Mère Gérard


label: Date

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

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 G74 state 3 of 4.

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

content: To 1898

content: From 1898 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [3] See note 2.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: etching (printing process)

content: river

content: boat

content: United States

content: American Art

content: city

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

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

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 12.4 x 10.2 cm (4 7/8 x 4 in)

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

content: United States

content: The Little Rotherhithe

title_sort: THE LITTLE ROTHERHITHE

label: Thumbnail Image

title: The Little Rotherhithe


label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

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

content: To 1911

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

content: From 1911 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Riu Cheng Chai in 1911 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 716, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: insect

content: flower

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 27.9 x 166 cm (11 x 65 3/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Riu Cheng Chai

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

content: China

content: Flowers, fruit, shells, and insects

title_sort: FLOWERS, FRUIT, SHELLS, AND INSECTS

title: Flowers, fruit, shells, and insects


content: 1550-1196 BCE

content: New Kingdom

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: 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)

content: Egypt

content: glass

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

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

content: Diam: 0.9 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)

content: Africa

content: Egypt

label: Title

content: Bead

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Bead


label: Date

content: 1550-1196 BCE

content: New Kingdom

content: To 1909

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: glass

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

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Bead


content: ca. 1825-1831

label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Artist

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

label: School/Tradition

content: Ukiyo-e

content: To 1904

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

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Screen List, L. 92, pg. 26, 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 and Alive: Japan's Native Gods (October 14, 2017 to April 29, 2018)

content: Hokusai: Japanese Screens (February 18 to July 29, 2012)

content: Hokusai: Paintings and Drawings (January 28, 2012 to June 24, 2012)

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

content: Hokusai (October 25, 2005 to May 14, 2006)

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

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

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

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

content: Exhibition of Oriental and American Art Under the Joint Auspices of the Alumni Memorial Committee and the Ann Arbor Art Association (May 11 to May 30, 1910)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: landscape

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Mount Fuji

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Iink and color on paper

content: H x W (overall, each panel): 187.1 x 90.7 cm (73 11/16 x 35 11/16 in)

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

content: Japan

content: Mount Fuji and Enoshima

title_sort: MOUNT FUJI AND ENOSHIMA

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Mount Fuji and Enoshima


content: 15th-16th century

content: Ming dynasty

content: Formerly attributed to Zhenhui (11th centuryy?)

label: Provenance

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1275, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, LVC Catalogue, 1915, No. 67.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Enlightened Beings: Buddhism in Chinese Paintings (September 1, 2012 to February 24, 2013)

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

content: Chinese Figure Painting (September 17, 1973 to January 3, 1975)

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: Buddhism

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: monkey

content: sun

content: Arhat

content: Luohan

content: China

content: sewing

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

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

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 122.7 x 62.5 cm (48 5/16 x 24 5/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Li, Wenqing

place: China Sun

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Animals
Sewing
Chinese Art
Monkeys
Luohan
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

culture: Buddhists Chinese Arhats

content: China

content: Mending Clothes in the Early Morning Sun

title_sort: MENDING CLOTHES IN THE EARLY MORNING SUN


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.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Syria

content: glass

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

label: Title

content: Bead

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Bead


content: 17th century

label: Period

content: Ming or Qing dynasty

label: Artist

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

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1168, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Voucher No. 18, December 1916. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Seasons: Chinese Landscapes (December 18, 2010 to June 12, 2011)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: landscape

content: bird

content: tree

content: winter

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: mountain

content: waterfall

content: river

content: snow

content: bridge

content: scholar

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

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 136.4 x 60.2 cm (53 11/16 x 23 11/16 in)

topic:
Trees
Art
Snow
Scholar
Chinese Art
Birds
Rivers
Mountains
Bridges
Charles Lang Freer collection
Landscapes
Animals
Winter
Waterfalls
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Mountain Hamlet after Snow 《山莊雪霽圖》

title_sort: MOUNTAIN HAMLET AFTER SNOW 《山莊雪霽圖》

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Mountain Hamlet after Snow 《山莊雪霽圖》


content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Label

content: Whistler's early interest in nocturnal genre scenes is evidenced here. However, the candlelit space recalls nighttime interiors by numerous earlier artists, rather than suggesting anything of the unconventional nocturnes Whistler would begin to execute a few years hence. Whistler used a similar approach to light in The Music Room, an etching which is roughly contemporary with this drawing. In both the drawing and the print, brightly lit passages form flat, abstract shapes while the rest of each figure emerges as a group of scribbled or cross-hatched lines.

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, Haden Collection Drawings, pg. 2, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

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: man

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Drawing

label: Medium

content: Pencil on off-white wove paper

content: H x W: 15.2 x 9.9 cm (6 x 3 7/8 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Men

content: United States

content: Barbier à Mayence

title_sort: BARBIER À MAYENCE

title: Barbier à Mayence


label: Date

content: Period of Division

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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: gilding

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Buddhism

content: lion

content: Period of Division (220 - 589)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Sculpture

content: Bronze

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 4.1 x 1.6 x 2.2 cm (1 5/8 x 5/8 x 7/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Bahr, Abel William

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

culture: Buddhists Chinese

content: China

label: Title

content: Ornament: lioness statuette

title_sort: ORNAMENT: LIONESS STATUETTE

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Ornament: lioness statuette


content: 1879 and 1887

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: theater

content: United States

content: American Art

content: city

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink on paper

content: H x W (overall): 12.4 x 19.5 cm (4 7/8 x 7 11/16 in)

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

topic:
Theater
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Cities and towns

content: United States

content: Gaiety Stage Door

title_sort: GAIETY STAGE DOOR

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Gaiety Stage Door


label: Period

content: Northern Qi dynasty

label: Provenance

content: Originally located in Cave 2, southern Xiangtangshan, Hebei province, China. [1]

content: Charles Vignier (1863-1934), Paris and C. T. Loo (1880-1957), Paris, in April 1914. [2]

content: From at least 1916 to 1968

content: Eugene Meyer (1875-1959) and Agnes E. Meyer (1887-1970), New York, Washington, DC, and Mt. Kisco, NY, purchased from C. T. Loo, not later than March 13, 1916. [3]

content: From 1968

content: Freer Gallery of Art, given by Agnes E. Meyer in 1968. [4]

content: Notes:

content: [1] The removal of the sculpted figures and fragments from the Xiangtangshan caves began ca. 1909 at the time of political upheaval in China and continued throughout several decades, see http://xts.uchicago.edu/, accessed on August 2010. See also J. Keith Wilson and Daisy Yiyou Wang, "The Early-Twentieth-Century 'Discovery' of the Xiangtangshan Caves," in Katherine R. Tsiang et al., Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan, exh. cat. (Chicago: Smart Museum of Art; Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 2010), pp. 106-129 and Katherine R. Tsiang and J. Keith Wilson, "Catalogue of Works in the Exhibition," in Katherine R. Tsiang et al., Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan, 2010, pp. 208-209, cat. no. 22 (ill.).

content: [2] The sculpture was published in April 1914 as owned by Charles Vignier, a symbolist poet, dealer, and collector, see "Early Chinese Sculpture," The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs vol. 25, no. 133 (April 1914), pp. 40, 43 (pl. 2, D). C. T. Loo shared with Vignier the ownership of this and other Xiangtangshan sculptures published in the Burlington Magazine article. According to Loo, it was his Beijing office that secured the sculptures in China, see C. T. Loo, "Preface" in C. T. Loo and Co., An Exhibition of Chinese Stone Sculptures (New York: C. T. Loo and Co., 1940), np.

content: See also J. Keith Wilson and Daisy Yiyou Wang 2010, pp. 107-108.

content: [3] See Eugene Meyer’s letter to S. C. Bosch-Reitz, dated March 13, 1916, Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives, New York. In the letter, Meyer stated that he had acquired the sculpture recently and offered to loan it to the Metropolitan Museum. See also Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin vol. 11, no. 5 (May 1916), p. 120-121 and C. T. Loo, "Preface" in C. T. Loo and Co. 1940. The sculpture was returned to the Meyers probably by the end of 1916; the Meyers lent it again to the Metropolitan Museum from 1923 to 1934. See correspondence between Agnes E. Meyer and S. C. Bosch-Reitz, September 1923 and correspondence between Agnes E. Meyer and H. E. Winlock, November 1934, Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives. The sculpture was published in Osvald Sirén, Chinese Sculpture From the Fifth to the Fourteenth Century (London: Benn, Ltd., 1925), vol. 1, p. 129, vol. 4, pl. 472.

content: [4] See Agnes E. Meyer's Deed of Gift, dated July 24, 1967, where the sculpture is listed as no. 29 in the document's Annex, copy in object file. The object was accessioned to the Freer Gallery's collection in 1968.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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: Charles Vignier (1863-1934)

content: C. T. Loo 盧芹齋 (1880-1957)

content: Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer

content: Agnes E. Meyer (1887-1970)

label: Origin

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

label: Topic

content: stone

content: Buddhism

content: bodhisattva

content: Avalokiteshvara

content: Northern Qi dynasty (550 - 577)

content: lotus

content: Guanyin

content: temple

content: cave

content: China

content: Chinese Art

label: On View

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

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer

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

content: Sculpture

content: Limestone with traces of pigment

content: H x W x D (overall): 172.5 x 51.8 x 42.9 cm (67 15/16 x 20 3/8 x 16 7/8 in)

name:
Loo, C. T.
Meyer, Agnes E.
Vignier, Charles
Meyer, Eugene and Agnes E.

place:
China
Hebei province
southern Xiangtangshan
Cave 2

topic:
Art
Temple
Chinese Art
Northern Qi dynasty (550 - 577)
Avalokite?svara (Buddhist deity)
Lotus
Stone
Bodhisattva
Guanyin

room: Gallery 17

content: China

content: Standing Bodhisattva

title_sort: STANDING BODHISATTVA

title: Standing Bodhisattva


label: Date

content: ca. 1810-1811

content: Edo period

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

label: School/Tradition

content: Ukiyo-e

content: Collection of Kosa Honma [1]

content: To 1904

content: Bunshichi Kobayashi (circa 1861-1923), Boston, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Yokohama, to 1904 [2]

content: From 1904 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunshichi Kobayashi in Detroit 1904 [3]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to Curatorial Remark 3, citing an undated note from the Original Kakemono List. This probably refers to the collection of Kosa Honma (1842-1909) of Japan.

content: [2] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Kakemono List, pg. 128, 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: Japanese Art from the Collection (October 26, 2024 - ongoing)

content: Hokusai: Mad About Painting (November 20, 2019 to January 9, 2022)

content: Inventing Utamaro: A Japanese Masterpiece Rediscovered (April 8 to July 9, 2017)

content: Hokusai (October 25, 2005 to May 14, 2006)

content: The Exhibition of Paintings of Hokusai (January 13, 1900 to January 30, 1900)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Honma Kosa (1842-1909)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: child

content: fan

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 07: Japanese Art from the Collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 82.3 × 30.6 cm (32 7/16 × 12 1/16 in)

name:
Kobayashi, Bunshichi
Freer, Charles Lang
Honma, Kosa

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

room: Gallery 07

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Woman holding a fan

title_sort: WOMAN HOLDING A FAN

title: Woman holding a fan


content: ca. 3000-1700 BCE

label: Period

content: Late Neolithic period

label: Description

content: Thin, flat disc of the type yuan 瑗; translucent celadon green with golden tan mottlings; rim beveled to a pointed edge; large perforation.

content: Acquired with a box, now lost.

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1168, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Voucher No. 18, December 1916.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Lake Tai region, China

content: jade

content: nephrite

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Culture

content: Longshan culture, ca. 3000-ca. 1700 BCE

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

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Ceremonial Object

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Jade (nephrite)

content: Diam x D: 14 x 0.5 cm (5 1/2 x 3/16 in)

content: Diam (hole): 7 cm (2 3/4 in)

date:
BCE 3000s
BCE 1000s

culture:
Longshan culture
Chinese

room: Gallery 19

content: China

content: Bracelet

title_sort: BRACELET

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bracelet


label: Date

content: late 18th-early 19th century

content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Kitagawa Utamaro II 喜多川歌麿 二代目 (died 1831?)

label: Label

content: Utamaro was one of the most prolific and talented artists of eighteenth-century Japan. His name is synonymous with evocative studies of women of the licensed brothel quarters. Approximately 1,900 woodblock print designs bear his name; his paintings are rarer. This painting was probably done in the final decade of the artist's life.

content: Here the shamisen player is rendered in swirling, sinuous lines that surround the instrument, suggesting her intense concentration and mimicking the lines of calligraphy upon which the central meaning of this painting is dependent. The player's partially visible underrobe covered with cursive script of the Japanese hiragana syllabary underscores the theme of visible words.

content: Inscribed above the figure are two kyoka (literally "mad verse"), which are witty, satirical poems of thirty-one syllables that defy satisfactory translation. The poems here might be rendered as follows: "To hum light songs is the lady's habit; playing the shamisen is the delight of many guests," and "Even songs sung by a sweet voice will not raise the dust on the pillow of one who is thinking of her."

content: Kyoka were at the height of their popularity in the second half of the eighteenth century; however, the biting political commentary embedded in many caused authorities to ban the format. The works inscribed here are signed by a Kyokabutsu Todamaru, the nom de plume of an unidentified poet whom an early nineteenth century document lists as a prominent judge in poetry contests.

content: Utamaro was no stranger to the careful government search for seditious intent concealed in painting and poetry. For producing a satirical image of Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1597), a revered national leader, he was charged with a violation of the censorship laws and suffered a debilitaing period of imprisonment in 1804.

label: Provenance

content: To 1899

content: Edward S. Hull Jr., New York to 1899 [1]

content: From 1899 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Edward S. Hull Jr. in 1899 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono List, L. 199, as well as Voucher No. 9, May 1899, 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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Inventing Utamaro: A Japanese Masterpiece Rediscovered (April 8 to July 9, 2017)

content: Surveying the Collections: Poets and Parties (July 2, 2000 to February 4, 2001)

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: music

content: courtesan

content: shamisen

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: kakemono

content: musician

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Color, ink, and gold on silk panel

content: H x W (image): 83.8 × 31.8 cm (33 × 12 1/2 in)

name:
Hull, Edward S.
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: Japan

content: Shamisen Player

title_sort: SHAMISEN PLAYER

title: Shamisen Player