Horses and Grooms Crossing a River

Detail of a pattern
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At A Glance

  • Period

    14th century
  • Geography

    China
  • Material

    Ink and color on paper
  • Dimension

    H x W (image): 16.8 x 87 cm (6 5/8 x 34 1/4 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1931.3
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1931.3

Object Details

  • Artist

    Traditionally attributed to Zhao Mengfu 趙孟頫 (1254-1322)
  • Provenance

    1931
    Fukushima Company, New York 1931 [1]
    From 1931
    Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Fukushima Company, New York in 1931 [2]
    Notes:
    [1] Object file, undated folder sheet note.
    [2] See note 1. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Exhibition History

    Style in Chinese Landscape Painting: The Yuan Legacy (November 22, 2014 to May 31, 2015)
    Year of the Horse: Chinese Horse Paintings (February 24 to September 2, 2002)
    Chinese Paintings (June 5, 1957 to January 1, 1963)
    Chinese Painting and Pottery (May 2, 1923 to March 22, 1943)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Fukushima Company
  • Origin

    China
  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
  • Type

    Painting
  • Restrictions and Rights

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