Luohan, Attendant, and Tiger

Object Details

Artist

Liu Hualiang (late 17th-early 18th century)

Provenance

From 1913

Edgar Worth, Paris, acquired in Beijing in 1913 [1]

To 1914

Bourgeois Gallery, New York purchased from Edgar Worth, to 1914 [2]

From 1914 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the Bourgeois Gallery, New York, in the spring of 1914 [3]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] According to Curatorial Remark 3, Charles Lang Freer, in the object record: "The eight panels nos. S.I. 102 to 109, both inclusive, of Lohans were found by Mr. Edgar Worth in Peking during 1913. At that time the pictures were bound in an album along with eight sheets of Buddhistic manuscript writing. Mr. Worth took the album to Paris, and later sold it to Mr. Bourgeois, of the Bourgeois Gallery, New York. The eight paintings contained in the album, while in the possession of the Bourgeois Gallery, were removed from the album and framed separately. During the spring of 1914, I purchased the paintings, manuscripts, and album-cover from the Bourgeois Gallery, New York."

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. See also, Original Panel List, L. 108, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

[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

Guardians of the Law: Chinese Luohan Painting (Monday, December 01, 2003 - Sunday, May 23, 2004)

Previous custodian or owner

Edgar Worth

Bourgeois Gallery (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

ca. 1708

Period

Qing dynasty

Accession Number

F1914.30a-b

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Painting

Medium

Ink and color on silk

Dimensions

H x W (a): 45.3 x 41.2 cm (17 13/16 x 16 1/4 in)

Origin

China

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Topic

Buddhism

tiger

Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

Arhat

China

Chinese Art

attendant

Record ID

fsg_F1914.30a-b

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3a3de7b01-11f9-4db3-984a-4f5bfeb8dc7d