Illustrations of "Seventh Month" from the Odes of Bin 豳風七月圖
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Period
mid-13th to mid-14th century -
Geography
China -
Material
Ink on paper -
Dimension
H x W (image): 28.8 x 436.2 cm (11 5/16 x 171 3/4 in) -
Accession Number
F1919.172 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1919.172
Object Details
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Artist
Traditionally attributed to Ma Hezhi 馬和之 (active mid- to late 12th century) -
Calligrapher
Wen Zhengming 文徵明 (1470-1559) , frontispiece and colophonWang Zhideng 王穉登 (1535-1612) , colophonZhang Xigeng 張錫庚 (1801-1861) , colophon -
Provenance
To 1919You Xiaoxi (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1919 [1]1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi in 1919 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1367, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. 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
Tales of the Brush: Chinese Painting with Literary Themes (February 9 to July 27, 2008)Work and Commerce: Everyday Life in Chinese Painting (June 19, 2004 to January 17, 2005)Chinese Figure Painting (September 17, 1973 to January 3, 1975) -
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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