Ocean Sky, Rising Sun
Object Details
- Artist
- Formerly attributed to Li Zhaodao 李昭道 (675-758)
- Provenance
- To 1911
- Loon Gu-sai, Beijing, to 1911 [1]
- From 1911 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Loon Gu-sai in 1911 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 709, 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
- 16th-17th century
- Period
- Ming dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1911.175
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Ink, color, and gold on silk
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 50.9 x 184.2 cm (20 1/16 x 72 1/2 in)
- Origin
- China
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- landscape
- dragon
- Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
- sun
- China
- blue-and-green style
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1911.175
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3c870e1df-0301-49a4-b5df-103da7047ae3
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