Lady in a Garden

Object Details

• Artist

  Wang Su (1794-1877)

• Provenance

  From 1948 to 1997

  Barbara Noel, received as a gift in China in 1948 [1]

  From 1997

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Barbara Noel, Washington, DC [2]

  Notes:

  [1] Barbara Noel lived in East Asia for many years. She received the hanging scroll as a gift in China in 1948. See object file, Collections Management Office. Also see Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.

  [2] See note 1. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Mrs. Barbara Noel

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Mrs. Barbara Noel

• Type

  Painting

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1810s, 1870s

• Name

  Noel, Barbara

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, Baimiao style, Chinese Art, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911), Gardens, Woman

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Paintings