Confucius and Buddha Cradling a Qilin
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Object Details
- Artist
- Formerly attributed to Wu Daozi (傳)吳道子 (active ca. 710-760)
- School/Tradition
- Zhe School
- Provenance
- To 1916
- Li Wenqing (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1916 [1]
- From 1916 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Li Wenqing, in New York, in 1916 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1245, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, LVC Catalogue, 1915, No. 2. 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
- Li Wenqing 李文卿 (ca. 1869-1931) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 15th century
- Period
- Ming dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1916.73
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Hanging scroll mounted on panel; ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 99.9 × 61.9 cm (39 5/16 × 24 3/8 in)
- Origin
- China
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- Buddhism
- Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
- Bodhidharma
- Confucius
- sage
- China
- qilin
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1916.73
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3eefea5e4-5678-40e5-92ee-c1d398bc1403
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