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Removing the Saddle, Inspecting the Arrows 解鞍調箭圖

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At A Glance

  • Period

    12th century

  • Geography

    China

  • Material

    Ink and color on silk

  • Dimension

    H x W (image): 120.7 x 46.4 cm (47 1/2 x 18 1/4 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1916.526

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1916.526

Object Details

  • Artist

    Traditionally attributed to Zhang Kan (傳)張戡 (active mid-10th century)

  • Calligrapher

    Wu Rongguang 吳榮光 (1773-1843) , colophon
    Kong Guangtao 孔廣陶 (1832-1890) , colophon

  • Provenance

    To 1916
    Pang Yuanji (1864-1949), Shanghai, China, to 1916 [1]
    From 1916 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Pang Yuanji, through Pang Zanchen (1881-1951) and Seaouke Yue (You Xiaoxi) (late 19th-early 20th century), in New York, in 1916 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1125, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, P'ang Catalogue: Antique Famous Chinese Paintings Collected by P'ang Lai Ch'en, no. 13. 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] According to Ingrid Larsen, "'Don’t Send Ming or Later Pictures': Charles Lang Freer and the First Major Collection of Chinese Painting in an American Museum," Ars Orientalis vol. 40 (2011), pg. 23 and pg. 37, note 118.
    Larsen explains that Pang Zanchen (the younger brother of Pang Yuanji) and Seaouke Yue were tasked by Pang Yuanji with bringing his paintings to New York to show them to Charles Lang Freer. See also, Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1125, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
    [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

    Setting the Bar: Arts of the Song dynasty (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
    Year of the Horse: Chinese Horse Paintings (February 24 to September 2, 2002)

  • 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

    Painting

  • Restrictions and Rights

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