The Shanglin Park: Imperial Hunt
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Object Details
- Artist
- Attributed to Qiu Ying 仇英 (ca. 1494-1552)
- Provenance
- To 1913
- Edmund Backhouse (1873-1944), Peking, to 1913 [1]
- From 1913 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Edmund Backhouse through T.J. Larkin, London, in 1913 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record. See also, Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 923, 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.
- [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
- Exhibition History
- Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
- Old Tales Retold: Narrative in Chinese Painting (April 20 to October 20, 2013)
- Palaces and Pavilions: Grand Architecture in Chinese Painting (September 29, 2002 to March 30, 2003)
- In the Mountains (January 31 to August 2, 1998)
- Studies in Connoisseurship 1923-1983 (September 23, 1983 to March 1, 1984)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Edmund Backhouse (1873-1944) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- late 16th century to mid 17th century (ca. 1640)
- Period
- Ming dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1913.47
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 44.9 x 1281.1 cm (17 11/16 x 504 3/8 in)
- Origin
- China
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- 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
- hunting
- Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
- China
- blue-and-green style
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1913.47
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye33ec3acfc-e6bd-4bb5-a87b-d9b518d56212
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