Phoenix among rocks and flowers
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Period
16th--early 17th century -
Geography
China -
Material
Tapestry -
Dimension
H x W (image): 41.8 x 64.7 cm (16 7/16 x 25 1/2 in) -
Accession Number
F1911.163s -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1911.163s
Object Details
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Provenance
To 1911Pang Yuanji (1864-1949), Shanghai, China, to 1911 [1]From 1911 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Pang Yuanji, in China, in 1911 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Album List, pg. 41, 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
Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)Luxury and Luminosity: Visual Culture and the Ming Court (July 3, 2004 to June 26, 2005)Chinese Bird and Flower Painting (January 27, 1986 to June 30, 1986)Chinese Flower Paintings (March 18 to September 22, 1983)Bicentennial Exhibition: Chinese Art (December 5, 1975 to November 10, 1976) -
Previous custodian or owner
Pang Yuanji 龐元濟 (1864-1949) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
China -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Costume and Textile -
Restrictions and Rights
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