Two Female Musicians
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Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1915
- L.C. Pang Collection (1864-1949), Chekiang, China, to 1915 [1]
- From 1915 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the L.C. Pang Collection, through C. T. Loo, in San Francisco, in 1915 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 956, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, P'ang Catalogue, 1915, pg. 15.
- [2] According to an Accession List note, Charles Lang Freer purchased F1915.17- F1915.26 from the L.C. Pang Collection of Chekiang, China, through C. T. Loo, while at San Francisco in April 1915. Payment was made through Leyer and Co. of Shanghai, China. See Voucher no. 3, May 1915. According to Curatorial Remark 6 in the object record, this object was exhibited at The Art Institute, Chicago, Illinois, 1917, no. 14.
- [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
- Women in Chinese Painting (November 9, 2013 to April 27, 2014)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Pang Yuanji 龐元濟 (1864-1949) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- probably 17th century
- Period
- Late Ming or early Qing dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1915.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 83.4 × 38.2 cm (32 13/16 × 15 1/16 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
- Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
- Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
- woman
- pipa
- lute
- China
- musician
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1915.18
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye32265759d-1e7e-4002-8287-b7a1dd1a60bd
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