label: Date

content: 1st-2nd century

content: Roman Period

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: glass

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Glass

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

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead, conical

title_sort: BEAD, CONICAL

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Bead, conical


unitCode: FSG

type: edanmdm

content: 12th-13th century

label: Period

content: Goryeo period

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

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Korea

label: Topic

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

content: Tool and Equipment

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Bronze

label: Dimensions

content: H: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

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

type: Country

content: Korea

label: Title

content: Lock

unit_code: FSG

title_sort: LOCK

type: Images

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Lock


label: Date

content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Hanabusa Itcho 英一蝶 (1652-1724)

label: Provenance

content: To 1907

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

content: From 1907 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Japanese Paintings, Prints, Drawings, and Reproductions Reserved List, R. 5721, pg. 4, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: moon

content: child

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: peddler

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on imitation gold

content: H x W (sheet and image): 21.2 x 49.3 cm (8 3/8 x 19 7/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Moon
Outer space
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Peddler
Children

content: Japan

content: A peddler and a child looking at the moon

title_sort: A PEDDLER AND A CHILD LOOKING AT THE MOON


label: Period

content: Edo period

content: Ogata Kenzan 尾形 乾山 (1663-1743)

label: School/Tradition

content: Rinpa

label: Description

content: Two paper fans, in panel form:

content: A. Snow-laden grasses. Ink and white. Signature and seal.

content: B. Snow-laden pine branches. Color and ink. Signature and seal.

label: Signatures

content: Signature on both fans read: "Shisui Shinsei"

label: Marks

content: Contains one seal on each fan

content: To 1897

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

content: From 1897 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Kakemono List, S.I. 104, pg. 22, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: 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: pine tree

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: snow

content: grass

content: Japan

content: Japanese 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 paper

content: H x W: 19.3 x 49.6 cm (7 5/8 x 19 1/2 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Matsuki, Bunkio

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

content: Japan

content: Snow-laden grasses and Snow-laden pine branches

title_sort: SNOW-LADEN GRASSES AND SNOW-LADEN PINE BRANCHES

label: High-resolution JPEG


content: ca. 1600-ca. 1050 BCE

content: Shang dynasty

content: Disk marked by three sweeping arcs with a coordinated pattern of serrated fins; inscribed straight lines perpendicular to one another on one face; opaque creamy gray-green with green and black inclusions. (One light crack runs from the perimeter to the hole.)

label: Inscriptions

content: On edge of object: D.W. 34/115, written in black paint.

content: David David-Weill (1871-1952), Paris, France purchased in 1934 [1]

content: Descendants of David David-Weill by inheritance [2]

content: Sale, Sotheby's, Paris, Trésors de la Chine ancienne de la collection David David-Weill, December 16, 2015, lot 24 [3]

content: Eskenazi Ltd., London, United Kingdom, purchased at the 2015 Sotheby's, London sale [4]

content: From 2017

content: Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Eskenazi Ltd., London, United Kingdom [5]

content: Notes:

content: [1] David David-Weill's collection number—D.W. 34/115—remains on the side of the object. This was the 115th object David David-Weill acquired in 1934. He likely purchased this notched disk through "the Karlbeck Syndicate," a network of museums and private collectors organized by Ovar Karlbeck, which he joined in 1939.

content: David-Weill had the object in his collection at the time of his death in 1952.

content: His family sold his collection in a series of auctions, beginning in 1959.

content: David David-Weill was a Jewish, American-born French banker and chairman of Lazard Frères, his family's bank headquartered in Paris. He was president of the council of French National Museums from 1925 to 1939 and the vice president of the Friends of the Louvre until 1938. David-Weill was a life-long, prolific collector, acquiring a broad range of objects including French 18th-century art, ancient Chinese bronzes, jades, and silvers, and European cloisonné. During World War 2, Nazis plundered his collection and seized over 2000 objects, most of which were restituted after the War. The parts of David-Weill's collection that were not seized by Nazis were hidden and protected. It is unclear if this object was ever in Nazi possession. If it was, it was returned to David-Weill after the war, as this object was in his family's possession through 2015.

content: [2] See note 3.

content: [3] Sale, Sotheby's, Paris, Trésors de la Chine ancienne de la collection David David-Weill, December 16, 2015, lot 24 (illustrated).

content: [4] See Eskenazi Ltd. documentation, copy in object file.

content: [5] See note 4 and receipt from Eskenazi to Freer Gallery of Art, copy in object file.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

content: Early Chinese Art from Private Collections (November 3 to 25, 2016)

content: Arts de la Chine Ancienne (1937)

content: David David-Weill (1871-1952)

content: David-Weill Family

content: Eskenazi Ltd. (founded 1923)

content: probably Henan province, China

content: serpentine (mineral)

content: jade

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

label: On View

content: West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), East Corridor: Looking Out, Looking In: The Art of Late Imperial China

label: Related Online Resources

content: Jades for Life and Death

label: See more items in

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

label: Credit Line

content: Purchase — funds provided by Charles Lang Freer Endowment, Lois S. Raphling, and the Sylvia and Alexander Hassan Family Foundation

label: Accession Number

content: Ceremonial Object

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Jade (serpentine)

label: Dimensions

content: Diam x D: 33.3 × 0.8 cm (13 1/8 × 5/16 in)

content: Diam (hole): 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in)

name:
David-Weill Family
Eskenazi Ltd.
David-Weill, David

place:
China
Henan province

topic:
Art
Chinese Art
Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE)
Jade
Serpentine (mineral)

room: East Corridor

building: Freer

content: China

label: Title

content: Notched disk

title_sort: NOTCHED DISK

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Notched disk


label: Date

label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Hokuga (fl. early 19th century)

label: Provenance

content: To 1900

content: Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1900 [1]

content: From 1900 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in December 1900 [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 List of Kakemono and Makimono, S.I. 281, pg. 52, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

content: autumn

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: wine

content: drinking

content: sake

content: fire

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Color and gold on silk

content: H x W (image): 37.4 x 66.8 cm (14 3/4 x 26 5/16 in)

topic:
Wine and wine making
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Autumn
Food habits
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Fire
Japanese Art
Ukiyo-e
Kakemono
Sake

content: Japan

content: Three shirabyoshi drinking sake heated over a fire of autumn leaves

title_sort: THREE SHIRABYOSHI DRINKING SAKE HEATED OVER A FIRE OF AUTUMN LEAVES


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 G79 state 7 of 9.

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

content: To 1890

content: H. Wunderlich & Co., New York to 1890 [2]

content: From 1890 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co. in 1890 [3]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Curatorial Remark 2, Freer Folder Sheet note 1, in the object record.

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

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

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

label: Topic

content: etching (printing process)

content: United States

content: American 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: Print

label: Medium

content: Etching and drypoint; ink on paper

content: H x W (image): 10.3 x 12.5 cm (4 1/16 x 4 15/16 in)

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

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

content: United States

content: The Little Pool

title_sort: THE LITTLE POOL

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: The Little Pool


label: Date

content: 12th-13th century

content: Goryeo period

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Bronze List, S.I. 998, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Korea

content: casting

content: gilding

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Gilt bronze

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 2.2 x 2.6 cm (7/8 x 1 in)

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

content: Korea

object_type: Ornaments Jewelry

label: Title

content: Ornament (one of two, F1916.745-746)

title_sort: ORNAMENT (ONE OF TWO, F1916.745-746)

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Ornament (one of two, F1916.745-746)


content: 16th-17th century

label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

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

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. 1280, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, LVC Catalogue, 1915, No. 78.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: goose

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: lotus

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 148.4 x 94 cm (58 7/16 x 37 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Li, Wenqing

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

content: China

content: Two Geese Feeding in a Lotus Pond

title_sort: TWO GEESE FEEDING IN A LOTUS POND

title: Two Geese Feeding in a Lotus Pond


content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

content: To 1907

content: Obach & Co., London, to 1907 [1]

content: From 1907 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See List of Whistler Purchases Since Making Up the Smithsonian Inventory, pg. 5, 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: Ruffled Feathers: Creating Whistler's Peacock Room (July 13, 2024 to January 21, 2027)

content: Chinamania (2016) (July 9, 2016 to June 4, 2017)

content: Chinamania (2010) (August 7, 2010 to August 7, 2011)

content: Freer South Corridor (May 9 to August 9, 1993)

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Drawings, Etchings, and Lithographs, 1959 (April 15, 1959 to November 2, 1959)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

label: Topic

content: flower

content: United States

content: American 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: Drawing

label: Medium

content: Pencil, ink, and wash on cream wove paper

content: H x W: 20.3 x 13.8 cm (8 x 5 7/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Obach & Co.

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Flowers

content: United States

content: Oviform Ginger-Jar with Bell-Shaped Cover

title_sort: OVIFORM GINGER-JAR WITH BELL-SHAPED COVER

label: High-resolution JPEG


label: Date

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Description

content: A sailboat and a rowboat with figures in the foreground; other boats in the distance; unsigned.

label: Signatures

content: Unsigned.

label: Paper/Support

content: On cold-pressed, wove paper mounted overall to a 4-ply board.

content: To 1905

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

content: From 1905 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Whistler List, Paintings, pg. 20B, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Thomas Way Sr. and his son, Thomas Robert Way, were lithographers who worked closely with Whistler on several of his projects. They helped with the printing of his etchings, as well as the printing of Whistler’s promotional materials. Both Thomas Way Sr. and Thomas Robert Way owned many Whistler works. Thomas Way Sr. acquired several of these works at the time of Whistler’s bankruptcy, and he passed some of them on to his son (see The Correspondence of James McNeill Whistler, 1855-1903, ed. Margaret F. MacDonald, Patricia de Montfort and Nigel Thorp, On-line Edition, People, biographies of Thomas Way and Thomas Robert Way; http://www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk/correspondence).

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

content: Thomas Way Sr. (1837-1915)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: mounting

content: bone black

content: cerulean blue

content: Prussian blue

content: raw sienna

content: zinc white

content: Mars pigment

content: yellow ocher

content: indigo

content: boat

content: United States

content: American Art

content: seascape

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Whistler in Watercolor

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Watercolor on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 44 x 35.6 cm (17 5/16 x 14 in)

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

topic:
Boats and boating
Art
Bone black
Zinc white
Cerulean blue
Mounting
Yellow ocher
Charles Lang Freer collection
Mars pigment
American Art
Raw sienna
Seascape
Prussian blue
Indigo

content: United States

label: Title

content: Southend–The Pleasure Yacht

title_sort: SOUTHEND–THE PLEASURE YACHT

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

title: Southend–The Pleasure Yacht


content: 475-221 BCE

label: Period

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period

content: Perforated disk of the type pi [bi] 璧. Areas of translucent golden tan almost covered with opaque cream and tan coating of decomposition. Decoration: in low relief and incised, grain pattern on both sides in interlocked concentric rows of spirals. (Rim slightly chipped.)

label: Provenance

content: To 1932

content: C. T. Loo and Company, New York, NY, to 1932 [1]

content: From 1932

content: Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from C. T. Loo and Company, New York, NY, in 1932 [2]

content: Notes:

content: [1] Object file, undated Folder Sheet note.

content: [2] See note 1. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

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

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

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

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1955 (August 26, 1955 to October 25, 1955)

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

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

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

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

label: Origin

content: Jincun, probably Henan province, China

content: carving

content: incising

content: jade

content: nephrite

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)

content: Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

content: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

label: Data Source

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

label: Type

content: Ceremonial Object

content: Jade (nephrite)

content: Diam x D: 8.4 × 0.5 cm (3 5/16 × 3/16 in)

content: Diam (hole): 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in)

place:
China
Jincun
Henan province

topic:
Art
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)
Carving
Chinese Art
Nephrite
Incising
Jade
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)

content: China

content: Disk (bi) with raised linked curls

title_sort: DISK (BI) WITH RAISED LINKED CURLS

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Disk (bi) with raised linked curls


label: Date

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 3, 2

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G184 state 4 of 4.

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

content: To 1898

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

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

label: Topic

content: etching (printing process)

content: boat

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: 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

label: Medium

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 13.8 x 20 cm (5 7/16 x 7 7/8 in)

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

content: United States

content: Hurlingham

title_sort: HURLINGHAM

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Hurlingham


content: 1550-1196 BCE

label: Period

content: New Kingdom

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: glass

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

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

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

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

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

type: Continent

content: Africa

content: Egypt

label: Title

content: Bead

title_sort: BEAD

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

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)

label: Origin

content: Egypt

content: glass

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

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

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

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead


content: early 1st-early 3rd century

content: Eastern Han dynasty

label: Description

content: Cup: small elliptical, with side projections. Glazed pottery.

content: Clay: soft, red.

content: Glaze: thin green; silver iridescence; largely flaked off.

content: To 1907

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

content: From 1907 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1534, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

label: Topic

content: iridescence

content: ceramic

content: Eastern Han dynasty (25 - 220)

content: funerary

content: China

content: earthenware

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: Vessel

label: Medium

content: Earthenware with copper-green lead-silicate glaze

content: H x W: 3.2 x 10.6 cm (1 1/4 x 4 3/16 in)

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

content: China

content: Tomb model of an ear cup

title_sort: TOMB MODEL OF AN EAR CUP

title: Tomb model of an ear cup


content: 2nd-4th century

label: Period

content: Roman period

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Italy

content: glass

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Italy

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: European Art

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Glass

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

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

content: Italy

content: Bead

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

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Bead


label: Date

content: late 18th-19th century

content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Chobunsai Eishi 鳥文斎栄之 (1756-1829)

content: To 1906

content: Steyhahat, at Toyama, to 1906 [1]

content: From 1906 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono List, L. 209, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Accession List, Collections Management office.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: The Idea of China in Japan: The Tea Ceremony in Japan (December 19, 1999 to June 11, 2000)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: music

content: flute

content: concubine

content: Japan

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Color and gold on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 169 x 42.3 cm (66 9/16 x 16 5/8 in)

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

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Yang Kuei-fei

title_sort: YANG KUEI-FEI

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

title: Yang Kuei-fei


content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Label

content: Perhaps the genesis of this drawing was Whislter's daily trip to the post office in Cologne to see whether funds had been forwarded to ease his financial straits. Whistler and Delannoy stayed in Cologne for ten days, hoping to receive aid. "Every day they would go to the post office for letters, every day the officials would say 'nichts! nichts!' until they got to be known in the town." Herr Schmitz, the landlord at Whistler's hotel, seems to have been relatively sympathetic to the plight of the two young artists. This drawing could portray another friendly person at the hotel.

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.

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)

label: Origin

content: United States

label: Topic

content: woman

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Type

content: Drawing

content: Pencil on off-white wove paper

content: H x W: 12.5 x 9.7 cm (4 15/16 x 3 13/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Woman

content: United States

content: Adieu mes enfants! Il est l'heure

title_sort: ADIEU MES ENFANTS! IL EST L'HEURE

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Adieu mes enfants! Il est l'heure


content: late 3rd century BCE-early 3rd century CE

label: Period

content: Han dynasty

label: Description

content: Circular and dome-shaped.

content: Clay: soft, buff.

content: Unglazed.

content: Decoration: a horse design in relief enclosed by a rope pattern at the perimeter.

label: Provenance

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2462, 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: Lai-Yuan & Company (ca. 1915-April 1921) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: ceramic

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

content: Model

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Unglazed earthenware

content: H x W: 1.8 x 3.9 cm (11/16 x 1 9/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Lai-Yuan & Company

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

content: China

content: A model (positive) for casting a metal boss

title_sort: A MODEL (POSITIVE) FOR CASTING A METAL BOSS

label: High-resolution JPEG


label: Date

content: ca. 1050-771 BCE

content: Western Zhou dynasty

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: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 679, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) was a collector and dealer born in Shanghai, China. After he left Shanghai in 1910, he lived, at various points in time, in London, Montreal, and Ridgefield, Connecticut. He established a gallery in New York City in 1920.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: dragon

content: Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 771 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: 3.9 x 17.1 cm (1 9/16 x 6 3/4 in)

date:
BCE 0s
BCE 1000s

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Bahr, Abel William

content: China

label: Title

content: Fragment with dragon design

title_sort: FRAGMENT WITH DRAGON DESIGN

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

title: Fragment with dragon design


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 3, 1

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "K" numbers as assigned in Edward Kennedy's catalogue, The Etched Work of Whistler, (New York: Grolier Club, 1910; and subsequent editions). This print is K54; from the cancelled plate. See F1898.289.

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 G44, no state provided.

content: To 1893

content: M. Knoedler & Co., New York to 1893 [1]

content: From 1893 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from M. Knoedler & Co., New York, in March of 1893 [2]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See List of Whistler Objects transferred to Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This print is part of a set that was purchased from Knoedler and Co. in March of 1893. The set was kept in the Reserve Section until January of 1921, when it was transferred to the Smithsonian Institution and each print given a registration number for that year (see Curatorial Remark 1, G. D. Guest, 1921, in the object package). See also, Accession List, Collections Management Office.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

label: Topic

content: drypoint

content: portrait

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: cancelled plate

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Type

content: Print

content: Drypoint; ink on paper

content: H x W (overall): 22.6 x 15.2 cm (8 7/8 x 6 in)

name:
Knoedler
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: United States

content: Whistler with a hat

title_sort: WHISTLER WITH A HAT

title: Whistler with a hat


content: 1550-1196 BCE

label: Period

content: New Kingdom

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

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: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Glass

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Bead

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead


label: Date

content: 4th century

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: Syria

content: glass

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

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

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

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

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

culture:
Middle Easterners
Syrians

label: Title

content: Bead

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

title: Bead


content: Edo period

label: Description

content: Tea bowl, ovoidal; bold foot, unglazed. Cracks and repairs (tow rivet holes)

content: Clay: hard, dense, buff

content: Glaze: thin coating of white slip, partially wiped off base; finely crackled clear glaze. Slip irregularly stained in shades of brown.

content: To 1897

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

content: From 1897 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 503, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Saga or Nagasaki prefecture, Japan

label: Topic

content: ceramic

content: Karatsu ware

content: Tsushima ware

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: tea

content: Japan

content: stoneware

content: white slip

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Vessel

content: Stoneware with white slip under clear glaze

content: H x Diam: 7.7 × 13.5 cm (3 1/16 × 5 5/16 in)

label: Style

content: Karatsu ware or Tsushima ware

place:
Nagasaki prefecture
Japan
Saga

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

content: Japan

content: Tea bowl, Karatsu or Tsushima ware

title_sort: TEA BOWL, KARATSU OR TSUSHIMA WARE

title: Tea bowl, Karatsu or Tsushima ware


label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

content: Formerly attributed to Wen Riguan (active late 13th century)

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. 1229, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, LVC Catalogue, 1915, No. 55.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: bird

content: flower

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: grape

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

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): 125.7 × 71.1 cm (49 1/2 × 28 in)

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

content: China

content: Birds, Grapevines, and Flowers

title_sort: BIRDS, GRAPEVINES, AND FLOWERS

title: Birds, Grapevines, and Flowers


label: Date

content: ca. 2000-ca. 1400 BCE

content: Erlitou culture or early Shang dynasty

content: Large emblematic weapon of the type ko [ge] 戈 (Broken in two and mended; one chip missing). Mottled gray, black and brownish nephrite, somewhat translucent; decorative band of parallel and criss-cross lines engraved on the butt of the blade; a conical perforation in the tang; inscription of thirty characters.

content: Acquired with a wooden box, lid now lost.

label: Label

content: This is one of the largest jades to survive from ancient China. While the shape is based on early Bronze Age weapons, its exceptional size and thinness indicate it was a symbol of power meant for public display, not battle. The incised inscription near the base of the blade—rare among early jades—commemorates the Taibao’s successful mission to the south during the early years of the Zhou dynasty. In appreciation, the king presented this valued antique blade to the Grand Protector, who had it inscribed with a new text.

content: In the sixth month on the day bingyin the king was at Feng [west of modern Xi’an]. He ordered the Taibao to inspect the southern states along the Han [River]. . . . [He] commanded the Lord of Li to assist, using one hundred infantrymen.

content: Reportedly presented to the first Duke of Shao (Shao gong 召公 ), Shih [Shi] 奭 [1]

content: Reportedly unearthed at Qishan 岐山, Fengxiang xian 鳳翔縣, Shaanxi 陝西 Province; said to be from the grave of the first Duke of Shao (Shao gong 召公 ), Shi 奭, the Taibao 太保 [2]

content: Wu Ching-t'ing 武敬亭 (Wu Jingting) [3]

content: To 1911

content: Duanfang (1861-1911), Beijing, China [4]

content: 1911 - 1918

content: Descendants of Duanfang, Beijing, China [5]

content: 1918 - 1919

content: You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (late 19th century - mid-20th century), Shanghai, China purchased from Duanfang's family in October 1918 [6]

content: 1917 - 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Seaouke Yue in 1919 [7]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [8]

content: Notes:

content: [1] See object's inscription and Pang Huaijing 龐懷靖,

content: "Pa T'ai pao yu ke [Ba Taibao yuge] 跋太保玉戈," in K'ao-ku yu wen-wu [Kaogu yu wenwu] 考古與文物 1986.1, pp. 70-73.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [3] See note 1.

content: This jade was formerly in the collection of Duanfang 端方

content: and was published in his posthumous T'ao chai ku-yu t'u [Taozhai guyu tu] 陶齋古玉圖, vol. 1 (Shanghai: Laiqingge, 1936), pp. 84--85, where it is called a "jade sword 玉刀.

content: See also, curatorial notes in accession file F1918.1.

content: [5] You Xiaoxi (Seaouke Yue) sold several objects that were part of Duanfang's collection from 1916-1919; he acquired these objects through the family of Duanfang. Seaouke Yue cites the Duanfang provenance in documentation from the American Consular Service, see:

content: "Special Certificate from American Consular Service," signed by Charles E. Kline, American Vice Counsul, May 20, 1919, copy in object file. This object is included in the inventory of box II as number 63. In this certificate, Yue states that he acquired from the Duanfang [Tuan Fang] collection in October of 1918.

content: [6] See note 4

content: and S.I. 1392, Original Miscellaneous List, pg. 323, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [7] See note 5. Upon purchased from Seaouke Yue, Freer had this object - and others purchased from Yue at the same time - immediately shipped to the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. See: "Special Certificate from American Consular Service," cited in note 4.

content: [8] 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: Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

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

content: Writing, Carving and Rubbing: China’s Calligraphic Arts (April 4 to October 25, 2009)

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

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

content: A Brief History of Chinese Writing (April 26, 2000 to February 9, 2002)

content: Chinese Metalwork (May 9, 1993 to March 21, 1997)

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

content: American Paintings (September 8, 1961 to May 2, 1973)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Wu Ching-t'ing 武敬亭

content: Duanfang 端方 (1861-1911)

content: Descendants of Duanfang (20th century)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: probably Henan province, China

content: jade

content: nephrite

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Erligang period, Early Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1400 BCE)

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Culture

content: Erlitou culture, ca. 2000-1600 BCE

label: On View

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

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Ceremonial Object

label: Medium

content: Jade (nephrite)

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 10.2 x 67.1 x 0.6 cm (4 x 26 7/16 x 1/4 in)

date:
BCE 2000s
BCE 1000s

name:
Wu, Ching-t'ing
Duanfang, Descendants of
Freer, Charles Lang
You, Xiaoxi
Duanfang

culture:
Erlitou culture
Chinese

room: Gallery 19

content: China

label: Title

content: Dagger-axe (ge 戈)

title_sort: DAGGER-AXE (GE 戈)

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Dagger-axe (ge 戈)


content: 12th-13th century

label: Period

content: Goryeo period

label: Provenance

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

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Rediscovering Korea’s Past (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

content: Cranes and Clouds: The Korean Art of Ceramic Inlay (November 5, 2011 to January 3, 2016)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Korea

label: Topic

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: duck

content: flower

content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

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

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Bronze

content: H x W: 2.9 x 2.1 cm (1 1/8 x 13/16 in)

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

room: Gallery 14

content: Korea

content: Costume ornament: pair of geese and large flower (pair with F1917.572)

title_sort: COSTUME ORNAMENT: PAIR OF GEESE AND LARGE FLOWER (PAIR WITH F1917.572)

label: Screen Image


label: Date

content: ca. 1600-ca. 771 BCE

content: Shang or Western Zhou dynasty

label: Description

content: Squared hollow cylinder of the type ts’ung [cong] 琮; chocolate brown, finely mottled with gray. Smooth surface. (Two old cracks and some smoothed chips.) Serpentine.

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. 1131, pg. 254, 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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: serpentine (mineral)

content: jade

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

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Ceremonial Object

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Jade (serpentine)

content: H x W x D: 4 × 5.7 × 5.5 cm (1 9/16 × 2 1/4 × 2 3/16 in)

content: Diam: 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in)

content: China

content: Tube (cong 琮)

title_sort: TUBE (CONG 琮)

title: Tube (cong 琮)


content: Period of Division

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 890, pg. 195, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: carving

content: jade

content: dragon

content: Period of Division (220 - 589)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Jade

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 10.2 x 7.3 cm (4 x 2 7/8 in)

topic:
Period of Division (220 - 589)
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Carving
Chinese Art
Jade
Dragon

content: China

label: Title

content: Plaque in the form of a dragon

title_sort: PLAQUE IN THE FORM OF A DRAGON

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Plaque in the form of a dragon


content: 206 BCE-220 CE

label: Period

content: Han dynasty

label: Provenance

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: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 259, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Mirror

content: Bronze

content: Diam x D: 18.8 x 1.1 cm (7 3/8 x 7/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Sai, Riu Gu

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

content: China

content: Mirror

title_sort: MIRROR

title: Mirror


label: Date

content: 5th-4th century BCE

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 1083, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

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

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: casting

content: inlay (process)

content: metal

content: bronze

content: animal

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)

content: Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)

content: mask

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Bronze with gold and silver inlay

content: H x W x D: 7.7 x 5.4 x 2.2 cm (3 1/16 x 2 1/8 x 7/8 in)

topic:
Bronze
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Inlay (process)
Animals
Sculpture
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)
Chinese Art
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)
Masks
Metal-work

content: China

content: Mask and ring handle

title_sort: MASK AND RING HANDLE

label: Screen Image

title: Mask and ring handle


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 3, 2

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G216 state 3 of 4.

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

content: To 1898

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

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Whistler in Venice: The First Set of Etchings (July 1, 2001 to January 13, 2002)

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: boat

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Etching and drypoint; ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 22.5 x 15.3 cm (8 7/8 x 6 in)

content: United States

content: The Little Lagoon

title_sort: THE LITTLE LAGOON

title: The Little Lagoon


content: 1550-1196 BCE

label: Period

content: New Kingdom

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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: 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

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

label: Title

content: Bead

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead


label: Date

content: 475-221 BCE

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period

content: To 1911

content: Pa Ku Cha, China, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, pg. 99, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Pa Ku Cha (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: jade

content: nephrite

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

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)

content: Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Weapon and Armament

content: Jade (nephrite)

content: H x W x D: 2.2 x 4.5 x 1.2 cm (7/8 x 1 3/4 x 7/16 in)

name:
Pa Ku Cha
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)
Chinese Art
Nephrite
Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 221 BCE)
Jade
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)

content: China

object_type:
Weapons
Armor (protective wear)

content: Sword scabbard chape

title_sort: SWORD SCABBARD CHAPE

label: Screen Image

title: Sword scabbard chape


content: 15th century

content: Ming dynasty

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Album List, pg. 30, S.I. 8, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. According to Ingrid Larsen, "'Don’t Send Ming or Later Pictures': Charles Lang Freer and the First Major Collection of Chinese Painting in an American Museum," Ars Orientalis vol. 40 (2011), Loon Gu Sai was possibly Lunguzhai, a store in the antiques district of Liulichang.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: bird

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: fruit

content: sparrow

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 20.2 x 22.8 cm (7 15/16 x 9 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Sai, Loon Gu

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Animals
Fruit
Chinese Art
Birds
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Sparrow

content: China

content: Java Sparrow on a berry branch

title_sort: JAVA SPARROW ON A BERRY BRANCH

title: Java Sparrow on a berry branch


content: 206 BCE-220 CE

label: Period

content: Han dynasty

label: Provenance

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 1095, 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)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: animal

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: mask

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

content: H x W: 9 x 7.2 cm (3 9/16 x 2 13/16 in)

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Ornament in the form of an animal mask

title_sort: ORNAMENT IN THE FORM OF AN ANIMAL MASK

title: Ornament in the form of an animal mask


label: Date

content: early 17th century

content: Mughal dynasty

label: Court

content: Mughal Court

label: School/Tradition

content: Mughal school

content: Before 1890

content: Ownership information unknown

content: By 1890-1907

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

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

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

content: Research updated April 19, 2024

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: The Brush of the Masters: Drawings from India (October 14, 1978 to May 15, 1979)

content: Near Eastern Pottery and Persian Painting (May 2, 1923 to March 14, 1931)

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: India

content: Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)

content: India

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

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

content: Painting

content: Ink on paper

content: H x W: 25.7 x 15.2 cm (10 1/8 x 6 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Hanna, Henry Bathurst

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

culture:
Himalayan peoples
South Asians

content: India

content: Drawing of animals and plants

title_sort: DRAWING OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Drawing of animals and plants


content: 3rd century BCE

content: Eastern Zhou to Western Han dynasty

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 575, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) was a collector and dealer born in Shanghai, China. After he left Shanghai in 1910, he lived, at various points in time, in London, Montreal, and Ridgefield, Connecticut. He established a gallery in New York City in 1920.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

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

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: casting

content: inlay (process)

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)

content: Western Han dynasty (206 BCE - 9 CE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Bronze, inlaid with gold and silver

content: H x W: 17.4 x 1.6 cm (6 7/8 x 5/8 in)

topic:
Bronze
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Inlay (process)
Sculpture
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)
Chinese Art
Western Han dynasty (206 BCE - 9 CE)
Metal-work

content: China

content: Garment hook (daigou)

title_sort: GARMENT HOOK (DAIGOU)

label: Screen Image

title: Garment hook (daigou)


label: Period

content: Northern Song 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: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Bronze List, S.I. 992, 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)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: gilding

content: repoussé

content: metal

content: animal

content: Northern Song dynasty (960 - 1127)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Gilt bronze

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 3.7 x 4 cm (1 7/16 x 1 9/16 in)

topic:
Gilding
Repoussé
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Animals
Chinese Art
Northern Song dynasty (960 - 1127)
Metal-work

content: China

label: Title

content: Belt ornament (from a set of eight, F1916.474, 719-724, F1917.558)

title_sort: BELT ORNAMENT (FROM A SET OF EIGHT, F1916.474, 719-724, F1917.558)


label: Date

content: 770-221 BCE

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 1238, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: casting

content: inlay (process)

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 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 with silver inlay

content: H x W: 8.4 x 1.7 cm (3 5/16 x 11/16 in)

topic:
Bronze
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Inlay (process)
Sculpture
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)
Chinese Art
Metal-work

content: China

content: Possibly a handle cover

title_sort: POSSIBLY A HANDLE COVER

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Possibly a handle cover


content: 475-221 BCE

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period

content: To 1932

content: C. T. Loo and Company, New York, NY, to 1932 [1]

content: From 1932

content: Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from C. T. Loo and Company, New York, NY, in 1932 [2]

content: Notes:

content: [1] Object file, undated Folder Sheet note.

content: [2] See note 1. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

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

content: Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1955 (August 26, 1955 to October 25, 1955)

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

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

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

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

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

content: Probably Jincun, Henan province, China

content: carving

content: incising

content: jade

content: nephrite

content: dragon

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)

content: Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

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label: Credit Line

content: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

label: Data Source

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

label: Accession Number

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Jade (nephrite)

content: H x W x D: 6.1 x 15.1 x 0.5 cm (2 3/8 x 5 15/16 x 3/16 in)

topic:
Art
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)
Carving
Chinese Art
Nephrite
Incising
Jade
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)
Dragon

content: China

content: Pendant in the form of a dragon with dragon elements and raised uniform curls arranged in a grid, one of a pair

title_sort: PENDANT IN THE FORM OF A DRAGON WITH DRAGON ELEMENTS AND RAISED UNIFORM CURLS ARRANGED IN A GRID, ONE OF A PAIR


content: 4th 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.

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Glass

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

content: Bead, triple

title_sort: BEAD, TRIPLE

label: Screen Image

title: Bead, triple


content: 5th century

label: Period

content: Period of Division

content: To 1911

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

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 292, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Buddhism

content: Buddha

content: Period of Division (220 - 589)

content: China

content: abhaya mudra

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Sculpture

label: Medium

content: Bronze

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 10 x 6.3 cm (3 15/16 x 2 1/2 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
buddha
Ge Shang, Ta

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

culture: Buddhists Chinese

content: China

label: Title

content: Relief statuette of seated Buddha with nine miniature Buddhas around in low relief on wide mandorla

title_sort: RELIEF STATUETTE OF SEATED BUDDHA WITH NINE MINIATURE BUDDHAS AROUND IN LOW RELIEF ON WIDE MANDORLA


label: Date

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G11 state 3 of 3.

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

content: To 1898

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

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: etching (printing process)

content: landscape

content: woman

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: parasol

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 10.1 x 13.3 cm (4 x 5 1/4 in)

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

content: United States

content: En Plein Soleil

title_sort: EN PLEIN SOLEIL

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image

title: En Plein Soleil


content: Edo period

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

label: Provenance

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono List, L. 338, pg. 83, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: courtesan

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Ink and color on paper

content: H x W (image): 69.8 × 27.2 cm (27 1/2 × 10 11/16 in)

name:
Kobayashi, Bunshichi
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: Japan

content: A courtesan standing

title_sort: A COURTESAN STANDING

title: A courtesan standing


label: Date

content: 16th-17th century

label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

content: Formerly attributed to Chen Juzhong (late 12th-early 13th century)

content: To 1911

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

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 737, 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: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 29.8 x 229 cm (11 3/4 x 90 3/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Riu Cheng Chai

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Cai Wenji returning to China

title_sort: CAI WENJI RETURNING TO CHINA

label: Screen Image

title: Cai Wenji returning to China


content: ca. 1780

label: School/Tradition

content: Garhwal school

label: Inscriptions

content: Recto: numerals 18 in madder brown over the blue sky

content: Verso: three lines of devanagari text about the painting’s subject; the number 16 above the text

label: Label

content: This painting depicts Krishna's 'betrothal' to his first wife, Rukmini. After his defeat of the evil King Kamsa, Krishna embarked on princely adventures that brought him fame far and wide. Princess Rukmini wrote a love letter to Krishna after hearing of his virtues. Because her father had promised her in marriage to an unrighteous prince, Rukmini begged Krishna to steal her away from her family and make her his wife. On the morning of her wedding to the evil Shishupala, Krishna ambushed the city and kidnapped the princess in front of her family and retinue. Here, Krishna, characteristically garbed in yellow, pulls Rukmini into his chariot. Her downturned head is a signifier of her modesty. A driver and four white horses speed the couple away, while Rukmini's ladies-in-waiting tear at their hair and reach out to their princess in anguish. The event unfolds in front of a temple that houses an image of the goddess (Devi).

content: Krishna's kidnap of the princess Rukmini is controversial passage in the Bhagavata Purana (BhP 10.52-54). It has received much attention and close analysis from scholars and practitioners alike. Practitioners point to Rukmini's circumstances or other scripture as a way to justify the means of the couple's marriage. In her letter to Krishna, Rukmini compared her fiance, Shishupala, to a thieving jackal (BhP 10.52.39) and demanded that Krishna marry her in what is known as the rakshasa style (BhP 10.52.41), wherein a man forcibly abducts a woman in order to marry her. After their marriage, Shishupala and Rukmini's brother Rukmi proved themselves to be unrighteous in the ensuing war. Their defeat at the hands of Krishna's army is depicted as an act of divine restoration (BhP 10.54). Though considered to be one of the immoral forms of marriage, according to the Laws of Manu (chapter 3, verse 24), members of the kshatriya (warrior) caste were allowed to perform this marriage and were thus absolved of the act's unholiness. Therefore, because Krishna belonged to the kshatriya caste, many have interpreted his abduction of Rukmini as allowed by scripture.

content: This painting balances the tensions inherent in the story. The kidnap, with its overtones of defilement and injustice, is conveyed by showing the grasp of Krishna's hand on Rukmini's arm. The princess's purity is conveyed by her gesture, holding her orange scarf demurely over her head.

label: Provenance

content: To 1964

content: Ray E. Lewis (1923-2005), San Francisco, California. [1]

content: From 1964 to 2001

content: Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Ray E. Lewis, San Francisco, California in March 1964. [2]

content: From 2001 to 2018

content: Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, by inheritance from Ralph Benkaim in 2001. [3]

content: From 2018

content: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim. [4]

content: [1] Ralph Benkaim purchased the painting in 1964 from R.E. Lewis, several years before Indian paintings were classified as antiquities by the Indian government, according to his personal records via Catherine Glynn Benkaim.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [3] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: National Museum of Asian Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: R. E. Lewis, Inc. (active 1952-1999)

content: Ralph and Catherine Benkaim

content: Catherine Glynn Benkaim (born 1946)

content: Garhwal, Uttarakhand state, India

content: Devi

content: Krishna

content: temple

content: India

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection

content: Rukmini

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

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

content: Painting

content: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

content: H x W (painting): 18.8 × 27.9 cm (7 3/8 × 11 in)

content: H x W (overall): 20 × 29.2 cm (7 7/8 × 11 1/2 in)

name:
Benkaim, Ralph and Catherine
Benkaim, Catherine Glynn
Lewis, Raymond E.

place:
Garhwal
Uttarakhand state
India

topic:
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Art
Krishna
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
Rukmini
Temple
Devi (Hindu deity)

content: India

content: Rukmini elopes with Krishna, folio from a Bhagavata Purana

title_sort: RUKMINI ELOPES WITH KRISHNA, FOLIO FROM A BHAGAVATA PURANA

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image


label: Date

content: 1550-1196 BCE

label: Period

content: New Kingdom

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

content: Glass

content: Diam: 0.9 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

title_sort: BEAD

title: Bead


content: 30 BCE-395 CE

content: Possibly Roman period

content: To 1909

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Italy?

label: Topic

content: glass

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Italy

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: European Art

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Medium

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

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

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

content: Italy

label: Title

content: Bead, spherical

title_sort: BEAD, SPHERICAL

label: Screen Image

title: Bead, spherical