Reading in a Thatched Hut

Object Details

• Artist

  Xie Shichen (1487-ca. 1561)

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Guests of the Hills: Travelers in Chinese Landscape Painting (August 23, 2008 to March 15, 2009)

  Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)

  Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)

  Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics (March 7, 1957 to January 1, 1963)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Painting

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1530s, 1560s

• Name

  Xie, Shichen

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Landscapes, Reading, Art, Scholar, Waterfalls, Chinese Art, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Paintings