Object Details
- Artist
- Traditionally attributed to Tao Cheng (late 15th-early 16th century)
- Provenance
- To 1915
- Tonying and Company, New York to 1915 [1]
- From 1915 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Tonying and Company, New York in 1915 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Album List, pg. 48, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. By at least 1917, Tonying and Company maintained business locations in Shanghai, Beijing, Paris, London, and New York, NY. 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
- Tonying and Company 通運公司 (established 1902) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 17th century
- Period
- Late Ming or early Qing dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1915.36f
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (album mount): 73 x 59.6 cm (28 3/4 x 23 7/16 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
- Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
- water
- Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
- China
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1915.36f
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3e012dfd0-d574-44e2-b696-24aa83f731fb
