label: Date

content: mid 19th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

content: Utagawa Hiroshige II 歌川広重 二世 (1826-1869)

label: Signatures

content: Contains signature.

label: Marks

content: Contains seal.

content: To 1898

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

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Panel List, L. 12, pg. 2, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Edward S. Hull Jr. was Ernest Francisco Fenollosa’s (1853-1908) lawyer. Hull often acted as an agent, facilitating purchases of objects consigned to him by Fenollosa, as well as purchases of objects consigned to him by Fenollosa's

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: landscape

content: spring

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: ukiyo-e

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Color on silk

content: H x W: 58.4 x 36.1 cm (23 x 14 3/16 in)

name:
Hull, Edward S.
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: Japan

content: Spring landscape

title_sort: SPRING LANDSCAPE

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Spring landscape


unitCode: FSG

type: edanmdm

content: Muromachi period

label: Provenance

content: To 1904

content: Siegfried Bing (1838-1905), Paris, to 1904 [1]

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono List, L. 360, pg. 91, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Painting the Classics: Presence and Absence (November 3, 2018 to October 14, 2019)

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

content: Japanese Fans (April 6, 1984 to October 18, 1984)

content: Fans (May 18, 1980 to October 13, 1981)

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Siegfried Bing (1838-1905) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Japan

label: Topic

content: Buddhism

content: pine tree

content: Muromachi period (1333 - 1573)

content: fan

content: Confucius

content: Laozi

content: Japan

content: Shakyamuni

content: kakemono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Ink and gold on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 124.6 x 67.4 cm (49 1/16 x 26 9/16 in)

name:
Bing, Siegfried
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Pine tree
Fans
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Muromachi period (1333 - 1573)
Confucius
Shakyamuni
Laozi
Japanese Art
Kakemono

culture: Buddhists Japanese

type: Country

content: Japan

label: Title

content: Sakyamuni, Confucius and Lao-tzu under a pine

unit_code: FSG

title_sort: SAKYAMUNI, CONFUCIUS AND LAO-TZU UNDER A PINE

type: Images

label: High-resolution TIFF


label: Date

content: 17th century

label: Period

content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Tosa Mitsuoki (1617-1691)

label: Description

content: Handscroll depicting landscapes of the four the seasons. Signature and seal. Silk makimono.

label: Signatures

content: Tosa Shō Mitsuoki hitsu

content: 土佐将　光起筆

content: 土佐将　光起筆

label: Marks

content: Artist's seal: Mitsuoki (read right to left) 光起

label: Label

content: Painters of the Tosa school, which had enjoyed the patronage of the imperial court, received renewed attention after Tosa Mitsuoki moved in 1634 from Sakai to Kyoto. In 1654, he became head of the Edokoro, the official Bureau of Painting. Into the conservative style and classical subject repertoire of seasonal landscapes and literary themes that were a specialty of Tosa painters, he introduced elements of brushwork and delineation from the Kano school, which had also assimilated significant influence from Chinese academic painting of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Some elements of the simplified designs and innovative compositions characteristic of the emergent Rimpa school of Kyoto can also be seen in his work. In this handscroll depicting the four seasons the sequence begins with spring, reading from right to left. Mitsuoki's lyrical approach to natural subjects can be appreciated fully in these landscapes.

content: To 1904

content: Michael Tomkinson (1841-1921), Kidderminster, England, to 1904 [1]

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Makimono Reserved List, R. 444, pg. 1, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

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

content: Michael Tomkinson (1841-1921) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: landscape

content: seasons

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: Japan

content: makimono

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Color on silk

content: H x W (overall): 656.5 x 28.3 cm (258 7/16 x 11 1/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Tomkinson, Michael

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

content: Japan

content: Landscapes of the four seasons

title_sort: LANDSCAPES OF THE FOUR SEASONS

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Landscapes of the four seasons


content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 2, 2

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 G208 state 3 of 12.

label: Provenance

content: To 1905

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

content: From 1905 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

label: Topic

content: etching (printing process)

content: man

content: work

content: architecture

content: Italy

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

label: Data Source

content: Print

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 16.8 x 23.2 cm (6 5/8 x 9 1/8 in)

place:
United States
Italy

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

content: Italy

content: United States

content: Nocturne: Furnace

title_sort: NOCTURNE: FURNACE

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Nocturne: Furnace


label: Date

content: ca. 2000-1600 BCE

label: Period

content: Late Neolithic period

label: Description

content: Ceremonial implement; blade with lateral edges flaring slightly to form concave upper end; indented lateral projections on each side above perforated tang; opaque black with small brown strata mark on tang; areas of silvery incrustation.

content: To 1916

content: You Xiaoxi, Shanghai, to 1916 [1]

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1039, pg. 231, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: probably Henan province, China

content: jade

content: nephrite

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Culture

content: Erlitou culture, ca. 2000-1600 BCE

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: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Jade (nephrite)

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 26.9 x 6.8 x 0.4 cm (10 9/16 x 2 11/16 x 1/8 in)

date:
BCE 2000s
BCE 1000s

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
You, Xiaoxi

place:
China
Henan province

culture:
Erlitou culture
Chinese

content: China

label: Title

content: Forked blade (zhang 璋)

title_sort: FORKED BLADE (ZHANG 璋)

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Forked blade (zhang 璋)


content: Edo period

label: Artist

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

label: Provenance

content: To 1904

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

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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: chicken

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on paper

content: H x W (album mount): 59 x 36.6 cm (23 1/4 x 14 7/16 in)

name:
Kobayashi, Bunshichi
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: Japan

content: Rooster

title_sort: ROOSTER

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

title: Rooster


label: Date

content: 100 BCE-100 CE

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)

label: Origin

content: Syria

label: Topic

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Unclassified

content: Glass

content: W (overall): 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in)

name:
Dattari, Giovanni
Freer, Charles Lang

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

culture:
Middle Easterners
Syrians

content: Fragment, slightly concave

title_sort: FRAGMENT, SLIGHTLY CONCAVE

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Fragment, slightly concave


label: Period

content: Possibly Ming dynasty

label: Artist

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

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. 31, 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: Loon Gu Sai (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: pine tree

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: zither

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 24.9 x 31.7 cm (9 13/16 x 12 1/2 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Sai, Loon Gu

topic:
Pine tree
Musical instruments
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Chinese Art
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

label: Title

content: Playing the zither under pine trees

title_sort: PLAYING THE ZITHER UNDER PINE TREES

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Playing the zither under pine trees


content: 1st-2nd century

content: Roman Period

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

content: From 1909 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pgs. 1 and 41, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: On View

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

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

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

room: Gallery 20

building: Freer

type: Continent

content: Africa

content: Egypt

object_type: Ornaments Jewelry

content: Bead, with a copper eyelet

title_sort: BEAD, WITH A COPPER EYELET

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Bead, with a copper eyelet


label: Date

content: Edo period

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

content: To 1902

content: Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1902 [1]

content: From 1902 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in 1902 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Panel List, S.I. 41, pg. 3, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

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

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: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: demon

content: Zhong Kui

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

content: Painting

content: Color on silk panel

content: H x W (image): 85.6 × 42.3 cm (33 11/16 × 16 11/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Matsuki, Bunkio

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

content: Japan

content: Zhong Kui (Shoki) killing a demon

title_sort: ZHONG KUI (SHOKI) KILLING A DEMON

label: Screen Image

title: Zhong Kui (Shoki) killing a demon


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: mosaic glass

content: glass

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

content: Egypt

content: Ancient Egyptian Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

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

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

label: Title

content: Bead

title_sort: BEAD

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Bead


content: Qing dynasty

label: Artist

content: Zhou Xun (1649-1729)

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: dragon

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image, each): 20.7 x 32.7 cm (8 1/8 x 12 7/8 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Chinese Art
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Dragon

content: China

content: Dragons in clouds

title_sort: DRAGONS IN CLOUDS

title: Dragons in clouds


label: Date

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 3, 5

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G211 state 8 of 8.

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

content: To 1898

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

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

label: Topic

content: etching (printing process)

content: water

content: boat

content: United States

content: American Art

content: city

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W: 12.6 x 30.7 cm (4 15/16 x 12 1/16 in)

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

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

content: United States

content: Long Venice

title_sort: LONG VENICE

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Long Venice


content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

content: 3, 2

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 G35 state 3 of 2.

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

content: To 1898

content: From 1898 to 1919

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [3] See note 2.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: drypoint

content: portrait

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: cancelled plate

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

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

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Drypoint; ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 22.6 x 15.3 cm (8 7/8 x 6 in)

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

content: United States

label: Title

content: C.L. Drouet, Sculptor

title_sort: C.L. DROUET, SCULPTOR

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

title: C.L. Drouet, Sculptor


label: Date

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.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Korea

content: gilding

content: metal

content: bronze

content: fish

content: Goryeo period (918 - 1392)

content: lotus

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Gilt bronze

content: H x W: 2.2 x 1.4 cm (7/8 x 9/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Yamanaka and Co.

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

content: Korea

content: Ornament: fish, lotus leaf, and lotus seed pod (pair with F1917.583)

title_sort: ORNAMENT: FISH, LOTUS LEAF, AND LOTUS SEED POD (PAIR WITH F1917.583)

label: Thumbnail Image


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G303 state 1 of 1.

content: To 1888

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

content: From 1888 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Prints (December 12, 1955 to February 25, 1956)

content: Untitled Exhibition, Whistler Etchings, Lithographs, and Drypoint (September 24, 1947 to April 11, 1955)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

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: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

content: Etching; ink on paper

content: H x W (overall): 16 x 12.5 cm (6 5/16 x 4 15/16 in)

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

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

content: United States

content: The Visitors' Boat

title_sort: THE VISITORS' BOAT

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: The Visitors' Boat


content: 2nd century

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: 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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Jewelry and Ornament

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Glass

label: Dimensions

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

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

label: Title

content: Bead

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

title: Bead


label: Date

content: 1196-1070 BCE

label: Period

content: New Kingdom

label: Provenance

content: To 1907

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

content: From 1907 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2318, as well as Reserved Pottery List, R. 5567, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. One of a lot of seventy-two fragments.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Egypt

content: ceramic

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

label: Type

content: Unclassified

content: Clay

content: H x W: 4.5 x 3.2 cm (1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in)

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

content: Fragment

title_sort: FRAGMENT

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Fragment


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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Syria

label: Topic

content: glass

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

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

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

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

content: Bead

label: High-resolution JPEG

title: Bead


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 3, 1

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 G32 state 1 of 3.

content: John W. Wilson [1]

content: To 1891

content: H. Wunderlich & Co., New York to 1891 [2]

content: From 1891 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co. in 1891 [3]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] The print bears a stamp in the lower right corner stating "Collection of John W. Wilson" (see Curatorial Remark 2 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

content: John W. Wilson

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: etching (printing process)

content: portrait

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Print

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Etching; ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (overall): 13.1 x 9.7 cm (5 3/16 x 3 13/16 in)

name:
Wilson, John W.
Freer, Charles Lang
H. Wunderlich & Co.

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

content: United States

content: Annie, Seated

title_sort: ANNIE, SEATED

title: Annie, Seated


label: Date

content: 15th century

label: Period

content: Joseon period

label: Description

content: Bowl.

content: Surface: areas of gold-colored bronze, black patina, and green and blue aerugo.

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: 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. 1266, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Korean Art (June 4, 1982 to September 23, 1982)

content: Korean Art (July 15, 1981 to September 15, 1981)

content: Korean Art (March 20, 1980 to March 3, 1981)

content: Korean Art (June 24, 1977 to April 8, 1978)

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)

content: Korea

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Joseon period (1392 - 1910)

content: Korea

content: Korean Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Vessel

content: Bronze

content: H x W: 7.3 x 14.5 cm (2 7/8 x 5 11/16 in)

topic:
Bronze
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Joseon period (1392 - 1910)
Sculpture
Korean Art
Metal-work

content: Korea

label: Title

content: Bowl

title_sort: BOWL

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

title: Bowl


content: ca. 3300-ca. 2250 BCE

content: Late Neolithic period

content: Reportedly excavated from Changtefu in Honan [1]

content: To 1917

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

content: From 1917 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1307, pg. 296, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [3] See note 2.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Lake Tai region, China

label: Topic

content: jade

content: nephrite

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Culture

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

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Jades for Life and Death

label: See more items in

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Ceremonial Object

content: Jade (nephrite)

content: H x W x D: 9.3 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm (3 11/16 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in)

date:
BCE 2000s
BCE 3000s

place:
Lake Tai region
China

culture:
Chinese
Liangzhu culture

content: China

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

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

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image

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


label: Date

content: 17th century

label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

label: Artist

content: Formerly attributed to Jiang Shen (ca. 1090-1138)

label: School/Tradition

content: Zhe School

content: To 1919

content: Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1919 [1]

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1312, 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: Wang Jiantang 王鑑堂 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: landscape

content: winter

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Hanging scroll; ink on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 139.6 x 78.9 cm (54 15/16 x 31 1/16 in)

name:
Wang, Jiantang
Freer, Charles Lang

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

content: China

content: Winter Trees and Snowy Peaks

title_sort: WINTER TREES AND SNOWY PEAKS

title: Winter Trees and Snowy Peaks


content: 1550-1996 BCE

content: New Kingdom

label: Provenance

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Egypt

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: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Glass

content: Diam: 0.8 cm (5/16 in)

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

content: Africa

content: Egypt

label: Title

content: Bead

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

title: Bead


label: Date

content: Qing dynasty

content: Wu Zhang (1671-after 1741)

content: To 1911

content: Sung, Beijing, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

content: Sung (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: bird

content: flower

content: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

content: fruit

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Ink and color on silk

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

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Sung

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

content: China

content: Birds and fruit

title_sort: BIRDS AND FRUIT

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Birds and fruit


content: 13th-14th century

label: Description

content: Syrian, 13th-14th century

content: Fragment of a dish.

content: Clay: dense, grayish-white.

content: Glaze: grayish blue, largely covered with a frosting of incipient disintegration.

content: Decoration: painted in gold lustre, over glaze (worn).

content: To 1910

content: Vincenzo Marcopoli and Company, Aleppo, Syria, to 1910 [1]

content: From 1910 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Vincenzo Marcopoli and Company in 1910 [2]

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2074, as well as Voucher No. 44, May 1910, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Vincenzo Marcopoli (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Syria

content: ceramic

content: Syria

content: Arts of the Islamic World

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Vessel

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Glazed clay

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 4.4 x 15.6 cm (1 3/4 x 6 1/8 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Marcopoli, Vincenzo

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Arts of the Islamic World
Ceramics

culture: Muslims Syrians

content: Fragment of a dish

title_sort: FRAGMENT OF A DISH

title: Fragment of a dish


content: 5th-4th century BCE

label: Period

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period

content: Chariot (?) fitting and wooden stand. A terminal chock. Deep socket and two rivet holes. All but the under and bearing surfaces decorated with design inlaid with gold and silver foils somewhat obscured by patination and accretions due to burial.

label: Provenance

content: Yamanaka and Company, Boston 1932 [1]

content: From 1932

content: Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Yamanaka and Company, Boston in 1932 [2]

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Art and Industry: China’s Houma Foundry (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

label: Origin

content: China

label: Topic

content: casting

content: inlay (process)

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)

content: Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)

content: China

content: Chinese Art

label: On View

content: West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 18: Art and Industry: China's Ancient Houma Foundry

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

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

content: Tool and Equipment

content: Bronze with gold and silver inlay

content: H x W: 7.9 x 25.6 cm (3 1/8 x 10 1/16 in)

topic:
Bronze
Art
Inlay (process)
Sculpture
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)
Chinese Art
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)
Metal-work

room: Gallery 18

content: China

label: Title

content: Terminal chock from a chariot

title_sort: TERMINAL CHOCK FROM A CHARIOT

title: Terminal chock from a chariot


label: Date

content: 206 BCE-9 CE

content: Western Han dynasty

content: To 1914

content: Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1914 [1]

content: From 1914 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1914 [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, pg. 145, Freer Galley 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: China

content: carving

content: serpentine (mineral)

content: jade

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Jade (serpentine)

content: Diam: 4 cm (1 9/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Carving
Chinese Art
Western Han dynasty (206 BCE - 9 CE)
Jade
Serpentine (mineral)

content: China

content: Disk (bi)

title_sort: DISK (BI)

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: Screen Image

title: Disk (bi)


content: Edo period

content: To 1905

content: Hidemitsu Mayeda, to 1905 [1]

content: From 1905 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Screen List, L. 109, pg. 32, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Hidemitsu Mayeda (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: plant

content: hollyhock

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: bamboo

content: Japan

content: poppy

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Color and silver on paper

content: H x W: 169.1 x 173.9 cm (66 9/16 x 68 7/16 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Mayeda, Hidemitsu

topic:
Poppy
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)
Japanese Art
Hollyhock
Plants
Bamboo

content: Japan

content: Poppies, hollyhocks, bamboos and other plants

title_sort: POPPIES, HOLLYHOCKS, BAMBOOS AND OTHER PLANTS

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Thumbnail Image


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 2, 2

label: Label

content: Whistler etchings are identified by "G" numbers as assigned in "James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonne," by Margaret F. McDonald, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock (University of Glasgow, 2012), http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. This print is G30 state 2 of 3.

label: Provenance

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

content: To 1898

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

content: From 1898 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [3] See note 2.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

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)

label: Origin

content: United States

content: etching (printing process)

content: tree

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

content: Etching; ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 13.4 x 9.8 cm (5 1/4 x 3 7/8 in)

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

content: United States

content: Seymour

title_sort: SEYMOUR

title: Seymour


label: Date

content: 200 BCE-100 CE

label: Period

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman period

label: Description

content: Rim fragment of a bowl or cup.

content: Rod and plate mosaic. Red, white, green, and yellow in a translucent, deep blue matrix. Cf. 09.614.

content: To 1909

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

content: From 1909 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pgs. 1 and 20, 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: According to Curatorial Remark 3, G.A. Eisen, 1929, in the object record, F1909.615 and F1909.614 are probably fragments of the same cup.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Syria

label: Topic

content: mosaic glass

content: glass

content: Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

content: Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

content: Syria

content: Ancient Near Eastern Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Vessel

content: Glass

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

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

label: Title

content: Rim fragment of a bowl or cup

title_sort: RIM FRAGMENT OF A BOWL OR CUP

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Rim fragment of a bowl or cup


content: Edo period

label: Artist

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

content: To 1904

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

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

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: water

content: tortoise

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on paper

content: H x W (sheet and image): 36.1 x 26.3 cm (14 3/16 x 10 3/8 in)

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

content: Japan

content: A Tortoise

title_sort: A TORTOISE

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: A Tortoise


label: Date

label: Period

content: Ming dynasty

content: Traditionally attributed to Dong Yuan (傳)董源 (died 962)

label: Provenance

content: To 1919

content: You Xiaoxi (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1919 [1]

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1329, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Style in Chinese Landscape Painting: The Song Legacy (May 17 to October 26, 2014)

content: Chinese Landscape Painting (November 15, 1980 to March 6, 1981)

label: Previous custodian or owner

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: landscape

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: mountain

content: river

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Painting

content: Ink on silk

label: Dimensions

content: H x W (image): 117.3 x 52.9 cm (46 3/16 x 20 13/16 in)

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

content: China

content: Travelers Among Mountains and Streams

title_sort: TRAVELERS AMONG MOUNTAINS AND STREAMS

title: Travelers Among Mountains and Streams


content: 16th century

content: Ming dynasty

content: Formerly attributed to Li Sihui (mid 7th-early 8th century)

label: School/Tradition

content: Zhe School

content: To 1919

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. 1347, 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: landscape

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: waterfall

content: qin

content: scholar

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image): 108.6 x 36.6 cm (42 3/4 x 14 7/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Landscapes
Art
Scholar
Waterfalls
Chinese Art
Qin
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: China

label: Title

content: Stopping the Zither to Watch the Waterfall

title_sort: STOPPING THE ZITHER TO WATCH THE WATERFALL

label: High-resolution TIFF


label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

content: From 1876 to 1892

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

content: From 1892 to 1894

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

content: From 1894 to 1904

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

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

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [3] See note 1.

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

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

content: [5] See notes 1 and 4.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: flower

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: Data Source

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

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Oil paint and metal leaf on wood

content: H x W: 43.3 x 25 cm (17 1/16 x 9 13/16 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Flowers

content: United States

content: Staircase panel

title_sort: STAIRCASE PANEL

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Staircase panel


label: Date

content: ca. 3000-ca. 1700 BCE

label: Period

content: Late Neolithic period

label: Description

content: Squared, hollow cylinder of the type ts'ung [cong] 琮, projecting collar at both ends; semitranslucent, pale green and pale pinkish cream. (Cracks and chips.)

content: Acquired with a box, now lost.

label: Provenance

content: Reportedly excavated at Sianfu, Shensi [1]

content: Duanfang (1861-1911) [2]

content: To 1919

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

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record states: "Said to have been in the collection of Viceroy Tuan Fang and excavated in Hsi-an, Shansi."

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [3] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1423, pg. 339, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [4] See note 3.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Duanfang 端方 (1861-1911)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: China

content: jade

content: nephrite

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

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

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

content: Jade (nephrite)

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 7.9 × 7 × 7 cm (3 1/8 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in)

content: Diam (hole): 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in)

date:
BCE 3000s
BCE 1000s

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
You, Xiaoxi
Duanfang

content: China

content: Tube (cong 琮)

title_sort: TUBE (CONG 琮)

title: Tube (cong 琮)


content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

content: Kitchen interior with female figure standing just beyond the stove, a doorway in the background.

label: Signatures

content: Unsigned.

label: Paper/Support

content: On antique laid paper with vertical chain lines. There are 2.5 cm between chain lines and ten laid lines per cm. An upside-down watermark appears to the left of center featuring leaves that form an oval wreath around a shield with the initials LL inside.

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

content: Off the Beaten Path: Early Works by James McNeill Whistler (September 28, 2013 to September 28, 2014)

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

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

content: Drawings by James McNeill Whistler (August 1, 1974 to April 14, 1975)

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

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: bone black

content: cobalt blue

content: Prussian blue

content: burnt sienna

content: raw sienna

content: raw umber

content: iron oxide red

content: vermilion

content: lead white

content: chrome yellow

content: Mars pigment

content: yellow ocher

content: watermark

content: underdrawing

content: cooking

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Whistler in Watercolor

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Watercolor over and under graphite on paper

content: H x W: 30.4 x 19.7 cm (11 15/16 x 7 3/4 in)

topic:
Lead white
Art
Cooking
Iron oxide red
Bone black
Vermilion
Yellow ocher
Charles Lang Freer collection
Mars pigment
American Art
Raw sienna
Chrome yellow
Prussian blue
Underdrawing
Cobalt blue
Watermark
Raw umber
Burnt sienna

content: United States

label: Title

content: The Kitchen

title_sort: THE KITCHEN

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: The Kitchen


label: Date

content: ca. late 11th century-early 10th century BCE

label: Period

content: Western Zhou dynasty

content: Ceremonial vessel, type "yu," with cover. Wood stand.

content: Surface: green patina over gold bronze.

content: Decoration: in low relief and delicate linear relief. Inscription inside.

label: Inscriptions

content: 3-character inscription.

content: "Translation reads: 'Nos. 1 and 2) mean Father Kuci [Chn], as a commonly found on the bronzes at that period. No. 3 is a figure of a fish. We find that on other bronzes there are figures of eagles, and other animals, with the words, Father K'ai or Ye.' Attributed to Chan. (S.Tang)"

content: To 1911

content: Yung Pai Chai, China, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 191, 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: Yung Pai Chai (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: casting

content: metal

content: bronze

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

content: wine

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Vessel

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Bronze

content: H x W x D (overall): 32.4 x 25.3 x 16.9 cm (12 3/4 x 9 15/16 x 6 5/8 in)

date:
BCE 0s
BCE 1000s

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Pai Chai, Yung

content: China

content: Ritual wine container with lid (you)

title_sort: RITUAL WINE CONTAINER WITH LID (YOU)

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Ritual wine container with lid (you)


content: 11th-12th century

label: Description

content: Tile, square; slag attachments.

content: Clay: soft, dense, white.

content: Glaze: light turquoise blue, frosted with silvery areas of partial disintegration.

label: Provenance

content: To 1905

content: Kalebjian, Paris, to 1905 [1]

content: From 1905 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1410, as well as Voucher No. 1, October 1905,

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

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Kalebjian Frères (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: Raqqa, Syria

label: Topic

content: ceramic

content: Syria

content: Raqqa ware

content: Arts of the Islamic World

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: stone-paste

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Architectural Element

content: Stone-paste with glaze

label: Dimensions

content: H x W x D: 14.7 x 14.5 x 1.7 cm (5 13/16 x 5 11/16 x 11/16 in)

label: Style

content: Raqqa ware

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Kalebjian Frères

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Raqqa ware
Art
Arts of the Islamic World
Stone-paste
Ceramics

content: Square tile with slag attachments

title_sort: SQUARE TILE WITH SLAG ATTACHMENTS

title: Square tile with slag attachments


label: Date

content: 206 BCE-220 CE

label: Period

content: Han dynasty

content: To 1916

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

content: From 1916 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 839, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) was a collector and dealer born in Shanghai, China. After he left Shanghai in 1910, he lived, at various points in time, in London, Montreal, and Ridgefield, Connecticut. He established a gallery in New York City in 1920.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: casting

content: gilding

content: metal

content: bronze

content: Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

content: mask

content: China

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Jewelry and Ornament

content: Bronze with gilding

content: H x W: 6.2 x 3.1 cm (2 7/16 x 1 1/4 in)

name:
Freer, Charles Lang
Bahr, Abel William

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

content: China

label: Title

content: Garment hook (daigou)

title_sort: GARMENT HOOK (DAIGOU)

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Garment hook (daigou)


content: Meiji era

content: From 1907 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), acquired in 1907 [1]

content: From 1920

content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]

content: Notes:

content: [1] No purchase information is available for this object. See Reserved List, R. 5261, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Accession File, Collections Management Office.

content: [2] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Japan

content: striking (metalworking)

content: metal

content: dragon

content: Meiji era (1868 - 1912)

content: Japan

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Exchange Media

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Copper

content: H x Diam: 0.2 × 3.2 cm (1/16 × 1 1/4 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
Striking (metalworking)
Japanese Art
Meiji era (1868 - 1912)
Dragon

content: Japan

content: Coin

title_sort: COIN

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Coin


content: 19th century

content: Edo period

label: Artist

content: Attributed to Okazaki Bunzan 岡崎文山

content: Originally attributed to Joshin

label: Description

content: Tea-bowl, cylindrical, low foot.

content: Clay: dense, grayish, Raku type.

content: Glaze: brilliant black.

content: Decoration: seedling pines (wakamatsu [Jpn]) lightly incised in paste.

label: Provenance

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

content: Notes:

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

content: [2] See note 1.

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

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

content: Freer’s Global Network: Artists, Collectors, and Dealers (October 15, 2022 - ongoing)

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: Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan

label: Topic

content: ceramic

content: pine tree

content: Raku ware

content: Edo period (1615 - 1868)

content: tea

content: Japan

content: stoneware

content: Japanese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: On View

content: West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 09: Freer’s Global Network

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Vessel

content: Stoneware with Black Raku type glaze

label: Dimensions

content: H x Diam: 8.2 × 10.8 cm (3 1/4 × 4 1/4 in)

content: Raku ware, unknown workshop

place:
Kyoto
Japan
Kyoto prefecture

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

room: Gallery 09

content: Japan

content: Tea bowl with design of seedling pines, named Okina

title_sort: TEA BOWL WITH DESIGN OF SEEDLING PINES, NAMED OKINA


label: Date

content: ca. 1630

label: School/Tradition

content: probably Marwar school

label: Inscriptions

content: Recto: devanagari script in the top yellow panel which cannot be read because the painting has been trimmed; …? barada bhav…? (...? Barada/Varada [also called Desvarati])

content: Verso: inscription in devanagari on the top. Possibly incomplete because number 2 is written which

content: desivara ki ragani dipaga [dipak] raga ri 2

content: Ragini Desvarati [wife] of Dipak Raga [second verse?] 2

label: Label

content: Desavarati ragini is embodied as a woman who arches her back while raising her arms over head. The posture, which Molly Emma Aitken has identified as India's "aesthetic icon of the perfectly beautiful woman...." is first seen on the gateways of the Buddhist stupa at Sanchi (1st century BCE) and subsequently and ubiquitously on temples, textiles, ivories and paintings signifying auspiciousness and divine blessings.

content: Raga (Sanskrit, color or passion) is the term for a classical music mode, a set framework for improvisation. Having originated in the first millennium, ragas were systematized and classified during the thirteenth through sixteenth century into ragamalas, meaning garlands of musical modes. A common system recognized six raga husbands, each "married" to five ragini wives for a total of thirty-six "families." Families of musical modes sometimes included sons or ragaputras as well. By the fifteenth century, ragas had become associated with specific moods, times, seasons, affective properties, deities, lovers, and heroes. Around 1590-1620, illustrated ragamala series became a favorite subject for Rajput patrons, as well as for some Mughals, such as Abd-ur Rahim, patron of the Freer Ramayana and the Laud Ragamala. Specific iconographies were developed for depicting each mode. These formulae lent themselves to variations, which were sometimes dependent on region.

content: To 1967

content: Nowlakah, Calcutta [1]

content: From 1967 to 2001

content: Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), purchased from Nowlakah, Calcutta in December 1967 [2]

content: From 2001 to 2018

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

content: From 2018

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] Ralph Benkaim purchased the painting from Nowlakah, a dealer based in Calcutta, in December 1967, several years before Indian paintings were classified as antiquities by the Indian government, according to his personal records, as relayed by Catherine Glynn Benkaim.

content: [2] See note 1.

content: National Museum of Asian Art Collection

content: Nowlakah

content: Ralph and Catherine Benkaim

content: Catherine Glynn Benkaim (born 1946)

content: probably Marwar, Rajasthan state, India

content: woman

content: ragamala

content: India

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection

label: See more items in

label: Credit Line

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

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

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Painting

content: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

content: H x W (painting): 16.8 × 14.6 cm (6 5/8 × 5 3/4 in)

content: H x W (overall): 19.7 × 16.5 cm (7 3/4 × 6 1/2 in)

name:
Benkaim, Ralph and Catherine
Benkaim, Catherine Glynn
Nowlakah

place:
Rajasthan state
Marwar
India

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

culture:
Himalayan peoples
South Asians

content: India

label: Title

content: Desavarati Ragini

title_sort: DESAVARATI RAGINI

label: High-resolution TIFF

title: Desavarati Ragini


content: Assembled in 18th century

label: Period

content: Mughal dynasty

label: Court

content: Mughal Court

content: Mughal school

label: Provenance

content: Warren Hastings (1732-1818)

content: , method of acquisition unknown [1]

content: ? - 1907

content: Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914), method of acquisition unknown [2]

content: 1907 - 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna [3]

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] In the Freer Art Inventory, created sometime before Charles Lang Freer’s death in 1919, cataloguers include notations indicating Warren Hastings previously owned the work. See Art Inventories, Paintings: Indian and Persian, H. B. Hanna collection, undated, from FSA A.01, Box 65, Folder No. 10, from Charles Lang Freer Papers, National Museum of Asian Art Archives, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, copy in object file.

content: Warren Hastings was born in Churchill, Oxfordshire, England and served as the British governor-general of India, 1774-1785. Hastings first gained employment with the East India Company in 1750 and traveled to India the same year. He worked for the East India Company in India until 1765. At that time, Hastings returned to England, although in 1769, he traveled back to India as second in Council in Madras and later became governor and then governor-general of Bengal in 1774. Hastings retired from that post in 1785 and returned to England.

content: [2] Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna 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: [3] See the 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: [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: Research updated February 22, 2024

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

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

content: At the Margins (June 4 to November 30, 1997)

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

content: Warren Hastings (1732 - 1818)

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

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh state, India

content: lacquer

content: Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)

content: India

content: South Asian and Himalayan Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Album

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper with lacquered, painted leather covers

content: H x W (.3 sheet): 46 × 32.2 cm (18 1/8 × 12 11/16 in)

name:
Hastings, Warren
Freer, Charles Lang
Hanna, Henry Bathurst

place:
Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh state
India

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

content: India

content: An album, bound in painted leather covers, containing paintings and calligraphies

title_sort: AN ALBUM, BOUND IN PAINTED LEATHER COVERS, CONTAINING PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHIES

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image


label: Date

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

content: From 1876 to 1892

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

content: From 1892 to 1894

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

content: From 1894 to 1904

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

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

content: From 1904 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

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

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

content: [2] See note 1.

content: [3] See note 1.

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

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

content: [5] See notes 1 and 4.

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

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

label: Exhibition History

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

label: Previous custodian or owner

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

label: Topic

content: morning glory

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

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

content: Painting

content: Oil paint and metal leaf on wood

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 44.8 x 36.8 cm (17 5/8 x 14 1/2 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Morning glory

content: United States

content: Staircase panel

title: Staircase panel


content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Description

content: Buildings and boats across the water in pink and yellow, with a Venetian scene on the reverse.

label: Signatures

content: Unsigned.

label: Label

content: This pastel was drawn from the Casa Jankowitz, a hotel on the Riva degli Schiavoni, where Whistler stayed during the summer and fall of 1880. Whistler was not an early riser, and despite the drawings traditional title, it is a view looking west across the Bacino to the Salute at sunset.

label: Provenance

content: To 1905

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

content: From 1905 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

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

content: Notes:

content: [1] According to Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record. See further, Whistler Reserved List, R. 5806, as well as List of Whistler Paintings, etc., Transferred to S.I. on January 3, 1921, pg. 2, and paintings, pg. 28, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: 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 Venice: The Pastels (January 19 to June 15, 2003)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: United States

content: sunrise

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

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

label: Credit Line

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Accession Number

label: Type

content: Drawing

content: Pastel on gray paper

content: H x W: 10.6 x 27 cm (4 3/16 x 10 5/8 in)

topic:
Charles Lang Freer collection
Art
American Art
Sunrise

content: United States

label: Title

content: Venice: Sunrise on the Rialto (recto) and a Venetian Scene (verso)

title_sort: VENICE: SUNRISE ON THE RIALTO (RECTO) AND A VENETIAN SCENE (VERSO)


label: Period

content: Possibly Ming dynasty

content: Formerly attributed to Huang Jucai (933-after 993)

content: To 1911

content: Cheng Kuan, China, to 1911 [1]

content: From 1911 to 1919

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

content: From 1920

content: Notes:

content: [1] See Original Album List, S.I. 22A, pg. 37, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

content: [2] See note 1.

label: Collection

content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection

content: Cheng Kuan (C.L. Freer source)

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

content: China

content: flower

content: peony

content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

content: chrysanthemum

content: frog

content: lotus

content: orchid

content: fungus-of-immortality

content: China

content: narcissus

content: Chinese Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

label: Related Online Resources

content: Google Arts & Culture

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

label: Data Source

content: Painting

label: Restrictions & Rights

label: Medium

content: Ink and color on silk

content: H x W (image, each): 45.6 x 36.7 cm (17 15/16 x 14 7/16 in)

name:
Kuan, Cheng
Freer, Charles Lang

topic:
Frogs
Art
Chinese Art
Orchids
Flowers
Lotus
Fungus-of-immortality
Charles Lang Freer collection
Peony
Animals
Chrysanthemum
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Narcissus

content: China

content: Eight designs of flowers

title_sort: EIGHT DESIGNS OF FLOWERS

label: High-resolution TIFF

label: High-resolution JPEG

label: Screen Image

label: Thumbnail Image

title: Eight designs of flowers


label: Date

label: Artist

content: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

label: Edition/State

content: 2, 1

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 G261 state 1 of 1.

content: 1913 to 1919

content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased at auction through Rosalind Birnie Philip, Sotheby's, London, July 28, 1913 [1]

content: From 1920

content: The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]

content: Notes:

content: [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Voucher No. 39, July 31, 1913, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

content: [2] 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: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

label: Origin

content: United States

label: Topic

content: etching (printing process)

content: United States

content: American Art

content: Charles Lang Freer collection

content: Google Arts & Culture

label: See more items in

content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

content: Print

content: Etching; ink on paper

label: Dimensions

content: H x W: 6.6 x 9.8 cm (2 5/8 x 3 7/8 in)

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

content: United States

content: The Little Wheelwright's

title_sort: THE LITTLE WHEELWRIGHT'S

title: The Little Wheelwright's