Tiger Under Snowy Pines
Object Details
- Description
- Depicts a wooded landscape, including pine trees and bamboo, with a light dusting of snow, and a tiger in the foreground. No seals, inscriptions, or labels. Mounted in a folder.
- Provenance
- To 1905
- Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1905 [1]
- From 1905 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in 1905 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 509, 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
- A Selection of Art Objects from the Freer Collection Exhibited in the New Building of the National Museum (April 15 to June 15, 1912)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Bunkio Matsuki 松木文恭 (1867-1940) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- possibly early 17th century
- Period
- Ming dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1905.265
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- H x W: 26.1 x 40.6 cm (10 1/4 x 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
- landscape
- pine tree
- tiger
- Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
- snow
- China
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1905.265
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3048f3ed6-0f06-4c4b-bb7b-e2709ebd312b
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