Watching a Staff Change into a Dragon

Object Details

• Artist

  Formerly attributed to Li Cheng 李成 (919-967)

• Provenance

  To 1911

  Sung, China, to 1911 [1]

  From 1911 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Sung in 1911 [2]

  From 1920

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

  Notes:

  [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 855, 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.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

  Old Tales Retold: Narrative in Chinese Painting (April 20 to October 20, 2013)

  Three Friends of Winter: Pine, Bamboo, and Plum in Chinese Painting (August 12, 2001 to February 3, 2002)

  Ming Dynasty Calligraphy and Painting (February 8, 1985 to August 26, 1985)

  Ming Dynasty Paintings (December 4, 1978 to June 14, 1979)

  Chinese Album Leaves and Fan Paintings (September 14, 1977 to April 8, 1978)

  Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)

  Chinese Paintings (June 5, 1957 to January 1, 1963)

  Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, 1947 (January 7, 1947 to April 11, 1955)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Sung (C.L. Freer source)

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Painting

• On View

  Freer Gallery 13: Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1590s, 1500s

• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Sung

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Charles Lang Freer collection, Landscapes, Art, Chinese Art, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Paintings

• On View

  Yes