Provenance Research Archives - Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

A gathering of revelers who imbibe sake, enjoy food served on lacquer dishes, and listen to the sounds of the shamisen snow falls outside.

January 21, 2022

Unseen Art History: Utagawa Toyoharu’s ‘A Winter Party’

Charles Lang Freer, Japan, painting, Unseen Art History

Wine cup side view

December 10, 2021December 20, 2021

Unseen Art History: Wine cup from the Hoi An Hoard shipwreck

ceramics, Pottery, Shipwreck, Southeast Asian Art, Unseen Art History, Vietnam

Tea bowl with design of chrysanthemums, Stoneware with white slip and iron pigment under clear glaze, gold leaf over glaze

November 12, 2021November 10, 2021

Unseen Art History: Tea Bowl with Design of Chrysanthemums

ceramics, Japanese Art, Japanese ceramics, provenance, Provenance Research, Unseen Art History, Yamanaka & Co.

Square landscape of a New England church along a tree lined road in Deerfield, Mass. on an October morning, the leaves on the trees and falling on the ground have begun turning yellow

October 8, 2021October 7, 2021

Unseen Art History: October Morning: Deerfield, Mass

American Art, Charles Lang Freer, Landscape, Provenance Research, United States, Unseen Art History, Willard Metcalf

Two large Chinese ancestor portraits hang on a gallery wall in a starkly lit room painted blue

August 6, 2021March 21, 2022

Unseen Art History: Ancestor Portraits—Prince Hongming and Lady Wanyan

Art History, Chinese Art, Pritzlaff Collection, provenance, Unseen Art History