Object Details
- Artist
- Ma Xian (late 18th-early 19th)
- Provenance
- To 1911
- Loon Gu Sai, Beijing, to 1911 [1]
- From 1911 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Loon Gu Sai, Beijing, in 1911 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Album List, pg. 42, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. According to Ingrid Larsen, "'Don’t Send Ming or Later Pictures': Charles Lang Freer and the First Major Collection of Chinese Painting in an American Museum," Ars Orientalis vol. 40 (2011), Loon Gu Sai was possibly Lunguzhai, a store in the antiques district of Liulichang.
- 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.
- [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
- Loon Gu Sai (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- late 18th-early 19th century
- Period
- Qing dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1911.166d
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- H x W: 25.2 x 33.9 cm (9 15/16 x 13 3/8 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
- landscape
- water
- Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
- mountain
- river
- temple
- Mount Jing
- China
- blue-and-green style
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1911.166d
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f3a0f4d5-d90b-4911-a5f1-5b20ddc2abd2
