Tapestry: a Buddha and lotuses
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Period
1368-1644 -
Geography
China -
Material
Hanging scroll; color on silk panel -
Dimension
H x W: 105.4 x 56.2 cm (41 1/2 x 22 1/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1916.189 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1916.189
Object Details
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Provenance
To 1916Li Wenqing (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1916 [1]From 1916 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Li Wenqing, in New York, in 1916 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1035, 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 -
Previous custodian or owner
Li Wenqing 李文卿 (ca. 1869-1931) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
China -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Costume and Textile -
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