Portrait of Shennong and Fu Xi
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Period
18th-19th century -
Geography
China -
Material
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk -
Dimension
H x W (image): 125.4 x 88.2 cm (49 3/8 x 34 3/4 in) -
Accession Number
F1917.426 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1917.426
Object Details
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Artist
Formerly attributed to Zhang Sengyou (ca. 500-550) -
Provenance
To 1917Li Wenqing (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1917 [1]From 1917 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Li Wenqing in 1917 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Reserved Kakemono List, R. 1069, 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
Painting -
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