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Female Immortals Gathering Herbs

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At A Glance

Period

ca. 1500
Geography

China
Material

Hanging scroll mounted on panel; ink and color on silk
Dimension

H x W (image): 154.6 x 95.1 cm (60 7/8 x 37 7/16 in)
Accession Number

F1916.80
EDAN ID

edanmdm:fsg_F1916.80

Object Details

Artist

Formerly attributed to Li Sheng (active early 10th century)
School/Tradition

Zhe School
Provenance

To 1916

Li Wenqing (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1916 [1]

From 1916 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Li Wenqing, 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. 1252, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, LVC Catalogue, 1915, No. 14.

[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

Painting
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Date

1400s, 1510s
Name

Freer, Charles Lang, Li, Wenqing
Place

China
Topic

Daoist Immortals, Charles Lang Freer collection, Landscapes, Art, Animals, Chinese Art, Herb gathering, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), Crane, Woman
Culture

Chinese
Object Type

Paintings