Object Details
- Artist
- Traditionally attributed to Xu Chongsi (active 11th century)
- Provenance
- To 1917
- Li Wenqing (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1917 [1]
- From 1917 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Li Wenqing, in New York, in 1917 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1149, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Voucher No. 18, December 1916.
- [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
- Li Wenqing 李文卿 (ca. 1869-1931) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 1368-1644
- Period
- Ming dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1917.103
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- H x W: 126.5 x 60.5 cm (49 13/16 x 23 13/16 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
- peony
- Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
- butterfly
- China
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1917.103
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3c26d8b67-4400-4944-8421-0566c3a769e6
