Luohan in a Tree and Tortoise Presenting a Scroll
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Object Details
- Artist
- Formerly attributed to Guanxiu (傳)貫休 (822-912)
- Provenance
- To 1916
- Lai-Yuan and Company, New York, to 1916 [1]
- From 1916 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Lai-Yuan and Company in 1916 [2]
- From 1920
- The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1008, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- [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
- Enlightened Beings: Buddhism in Chinese Paintings (September 1, 2012 to February 24, 2013)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Lai-Yuan & Company (ca. 1915-April 1921) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 14th century
- Period
- Ming dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1916.35
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Hanging scroll mounted on panel; ink on silk
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 99.7 x 46.9 cm (39 1/4 x 18 7/16 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)
- tortoise
- Arhat
- China
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1916.35
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3bc8d1821-4c5f-42d9-abf5-261b193eb69a
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