Wintry Trees and Sheep 寒林牧羊圖

Object Details

• Label

  To learn more about this and similar objects, visit http://www.asia.si.edu/SongYuan/default.asp Song and Yuan Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy.

• Provenance

  Luo Zhenyu (1866-1940) [1]

  To 1970

  Eugene Meyer (1875-1959) and Agnes E. Meyer (1887-1970), New York, NY, Washington, DC, and Mt. Kisco, NY

  From 1970

  Freer Gallery of Art, bequeathed by Agnes E. Meyer in 1970 [2]

  Notes:

  [1] An inscription on the outside label written by Luo Zhenyu includes a reference to “the Xuetang collection,” see “Song and Yuan Painting and Calligraphy,” http://www.asia.si.edu/SongYuan/F1970.33/F1970-33.Documentation.pdf, accessed on June 7, 2012.

  [2] The painting is included in Agnes E. Meyer’s will and testament dated December 23, 1969, copy in object file.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Masterpieces of Chinese Painting (IV) (June 12 to November 28, 2010)

  Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Memorial Exhibition (September 25, 1971 to October 2, 1972)

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

• Previous custodian or owner

  Luo Zhenyu (1866-1940)

  Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer ((1875-1959) and (1887-1970))

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer

• Type

  Painting

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1300s

• Name

  Luo, Zhenyu, Meyer, Eugene and Agnes E.

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Trees, Landscapes, Art, Animals, Chinese Art, Sheep, Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Paintings