Riding Through Snow in Search of Plum Blossoms
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Period
17th century -
Geography
China -
Material
Ink and color on silk -
Dimension
H x W (image): 100 x 42 cm (39 3/8 x 16 9/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1916.79 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1916.79
Object Details
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Artist
Formerly attributed to Han Huang (723-787) -
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. 1251, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, LVC Catalogue, 1915, No. 12. 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
Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 18 (February 25, 1956 to February 4, 1957)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting, Gallery 14, 1955 (November 17, 1955 to February 25, 1956)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1953 (May 26, 1953 to September 15, 1953)Untitled Exhibition, East Asian Ceramics and Paintings, East Corridor (January 8, 1947 to ---)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, 1943 (October 4, 1943 to August 7, 1946)Ancient Chinese Paintings, Sculptures, and Jade Objects from the Collection formed by Charles Lang Freer (November 15 to December 08, 1917) -
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
Painting -
Restrictions and Rights
CC0 - Creative Commons (CC0 1.0)
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