Luohan in a Garden Setting

Object Details

• Description

  Depicting six groups of luohan and servants (45 figures total) in a landscape of rocks and clouds with willow trees, lotus flowers and a stream. Moving from top to bottom: the first group consists of five luohan and a servant; the second group consists of eight luohan and a servant; the third group consists of two luohan and a servant; the fourth consists of nine luohan and a servant; the fifth consists of six luohan with a servant on a bridge; the sixth consists of ten luohan riding on a flying carpet. At the right of the scene is a table with a ding and other vessels. One in a series with F1904.337.

• Provenance

  To 1904

  Yamanaka & Company, to 1904 [1]

  From 1904 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1904 [2]

  From 1920

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

  Notes:

  [1] Original folder sheet note.

  Also see Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 486, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.

  [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

  Enlightened Beings: Buddhism in Chinese Paintings (September 1, 2012 to February 24, 2013)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Painting

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1400s, 1300s

• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Yamanaka and Co.

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Bridges, Charles Lang Freer collection, Landscapes, Art, Chinese Art, Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368), Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), Rivers, Lotus

• Culture

  Buddhists, Chinese, Arhats

• Object Type

  Paintings