Young woman reading a book of poems
Object Details
- Artist
- Traditionally attributed to Sheng Shiyan (13th century)
- Provenance
- To 1919
- You Xiaoxi (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1919 [1]
- 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi in 1919 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1350, 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
- Women in Chinese Painting (November 9, 2013 to April 27, 2014)
- Previous custodian or owner
- You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 16th-17th century
- Period
- Ming dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1919.155
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 134.6 × 86.4 cm (53 × 34 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
- Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
- woman
- reading
- poetry
- China
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1919.155
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3e1f87792-090d-400b-97d1-c1cb32278bf9
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