Pair of Phoenixes on a Paulownia Tree
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Object Details
- Artist
- Formerly attributed to Bian Luan (active late 8th-early 9th century)
- School/Tradition
- Zhe School
- Provenance
- To 1919
- Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1919 [1]
- 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Wang Jiantang in 1919 [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. 1307, 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
- Winged Spirits: Birds in Chinese Painting (February 11 to August 5, 2012)
- Luxury and Luminosity: Visual Culture and the Ming Court (July 3, 2004 to June 26, 2005)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Wang Jiantang 王鑑堂 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 16th century
- Period
- Ming dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1919.112
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 159.1 x 90.5 cm (62 5/8 x 35 5/8 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
- phoenix
- Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
- China
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1919.112
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3701f2d9b-3d18-4ddf-a0d2-938698f7ec0e
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