Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1916
- Pang Yuanji (1864-1949), Shanghai, China, to 1916 [1]
- From 1916 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Pang Yuanji, through Pang Zanchen (1881-1951) and Seaouke Yue (You Xiaoxi) (late 19th-early 20th century), in New York, in 1916 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1129, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, P'ang Catalogue: Antique Famous Chinese Paintings Collected by P'ang Lai Ch'en, no. 18. 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] 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), pg. 23 and pg. 37, note 118.
- Larsen explains that Pang Zanchen (the younger brother of Pang Yuanji) and Seaouke Yue were tasked by Pang Yuanji with bringing his paintings to New York to show them to Charles Lang Freer. See also, Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1129, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- [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
- Pang Yuanji 龐元濟 (1864-1949) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 17th-18th century
- Period
- Qing dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1916.530
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 84.8 × 87.8 cm (33 3/8 × 34 9/16 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
- tiger
- Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
- China
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1916.530
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3243bfcd0-4867-47de-8648-a84474464a80
