Ten Thousand Li Along the Yangzi River 長江萬里圖
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Object Details
- Artist
- Formerly attributed to Juran (傳)巨然 (active 960-986)
- Description
- Panoramic landscape along the Yangzi River (Chang Jiang). 240 locations inscribed in red on painting. 2 colophons and 23 collectors' seals in total.
- Provenance
- Possibly Duanfang (1861-1911), China
- [1]
- To 1911
- Loon Gu-sai, Beijing, to 1911 [2]
- From 1911 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Loon Gu-sai in 1911 [3]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
- Notes:
- [1] See Curatorial Remark 6, James F. Cahill, 1958, in the object record.
- [2] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 702, 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.
- [3] See note 2.
- [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.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Style in Chinese Landscape Painting: The Song Legacy (May 17 to October 26, 2014)
- Guests of the Hills: Travelers in Chinese Landscape Painting (August 23, 2008 to March 15, 2009)
- Gold: The Asian Touch (September 10, 2005 to February 20, 2006)
- In the Mountains (January 31 to August 2, 1998)
- On the River (April 01, 1995 to January 23, 1996)
- Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)
- Chinese Paintings (June 5, 1957 to January 1, 1963)
- Chinese Panels and Scrolls (May 2, 1923 to June 2, 1924)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Duanfang 端方 (1861-1911)
- Loon Gu Sai (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- mid-12th to early 13th century
- Period
- Southern Song dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1911.168
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Ink on silk
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 43.5 x 1656.6 cm (17 1/8 x 652 3/16 in)
- Origin
- China
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- Song and Yuan Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- landscape
- dragon
- Southern Song dynasty (1127 - 1279)
- river
- China
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1911.168
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye39a059f11-f12f-4e15-a93e-4808b3bec825
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