Cover (chair) a dragon, pearl, waves, and clouds
Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1913
- Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1913 [1]
- From 1913 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1913 [2]
- From 1920
- The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] Undated folder sheet note. See also R. 86, Reserved Textile List, 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
- Previous custodian or owner
- Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 1644-1911
- Period
- Qing dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1913.157
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Costume and Textile
- Medium
- Silk brocade with silk borders on cotton cloth backing
- Dimensions
- H x W: 53.5 x 38.5 cm (21 1/16 x 15 3/16 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
- brocading
- weft patterning
- twill
- dragon
- Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
- cloud
- China
- wave
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- flaming pearl
- Record ID
- fsg_F1913.157
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3547dd481-10c2-4c87-99d7-220775415af7
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