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Pavilion of Rising Clouds

Detail of a pattern
Image 1 of 2
IIIF

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At A Glance

  • Period

    mid-13th to mid-14th century

  • Geography

    China

  • Material

    Ink on silk

  • Dimension

    H x W (image): 150 x 78.8 cm (59 1/16 x 31 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1908.171

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1908.171

Object Details

  • Artist

    Traditionally attributed to Mi Fu (傳)米芾 (1052-1107)

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Isaac Taylor Headland (1859-1942) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

  • Provenance

    To 1908
    Isaac Taylor Headland (1859-1942), Beijing, China, and Alliance, OH, to 1908 [1]
    From 1908 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Isaac Taylor Headland in 1908 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 611, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. 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.

  • Origin

    China

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer

  • Type

    Painting

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