Landscape: a mountain gorge, an inn in the foreground, with bullock-carts on the road

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At A Glance

  • Period

    early 18th century
  • Geography

    China
  • Material

    Ink and color on silk
  • Dimension

    H x W: 202.3 x 77.1 cm (79 5/8 x 30 3/8 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1919.130
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1919.130

Object Details

  • Artist

    Li Yin 李寅 (active 1694-1710)
  • Provenance

    To 1919
    You Xiaoxi (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1919 [1]
    1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi in 1919 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1325, 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
  • Exhibition History

    Work and Commerce: Everyday Life in Chinese Painting (June 19, 2004 to January 17, 2005)
    Ching Dynasty Paintings (June 15, 1979 to November 6, 1979)
    Yuan Chiang School, Chinese Paintings (April 12, 1963 to October 15, 1963)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
  • Origin

    China
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer
  • Type

    Painting
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