Flowering vines and insects

Object Details

Artist

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

Provenance

To 1911

Loon Gu-sai, Beijing, to 1911 [1]

From 1911 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Loon Gu-sai in 1911 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 708, 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.

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.

[2] See note 1.

[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.

Collection

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Previous custodian or owner

Loon Gu Sai (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

1644-1911

Period

Qing dynasty

Accession Number

F1911.174

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Painting

Medium

Ink and color on silk

Dimensions

H x W (image): 27.3 x 253.3 cm (10 3/4 x 99 3/4 in)

Origin

China

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Topic

insect

flower

Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

China

Chinese Art

Record ID

fsg_F1911.174

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3b15268ff-8d18-4af8-85c2-8f73c9e3e101