Brocade-covered box for inkstick
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Period
1891 -
Geography
China -
Material
Paper with silk brocade -
Dimension
H x W x D: 11.5 x 2.6 x 1.5 cm (4 1/2 x 1 x 9/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1980.93.4 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1980.93.4
Object Details
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Provenance
To 1918Pang Yuanji (1864-1949), Shanghai, China, to 1918 [1]From 1918 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), presented by Pang Yuanji in 1918 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] According to Curatorial Remark 2, Fu Shen, 1980, in the object record, this inkstick was with the writing set which had been presented to Charles Lang Freer in 1918 by the famous Chinese art collector P'ang Yuan Chi, from whom Freer acquired many important paintings. In an inscription carved on the ivory writing-brush holders (F1980.91.1ab-.2ab) and on the stone seal (F1980.92), P'ang dedicated the objects to Freer personally.[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. The contents of Charles Lang Freer's writing set was acquired with his bequest.The pieces were transferred from the Study Collection to the Permanent Collection on January 15, 1980 (see Provenance Remark 1, Kate Theimer, March 22, 1995, in the object record). -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Masterpieces of Chinese Painting (II) (May 9 to December 6, 1993)From Concept to Context: Approaches to Asian and Islamic Calligraphy (July 28, 1986 to February 6, 1987)Chinese Calligraphy (May 9, 1980 to November 14, 1980) -
Previous custodian or owner
Pang Yuanji 龐元濟 (1864-1949) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
China -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Container -
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