Ink orchids

Object Details

• Artist

  Xihe Zhiyin

• Provenance

  Mathias Komor, New York [1]

  To 1962

  Mr. and Mrs. Myron S. Falk, Jr., New York City, to 1962 [2]

  From 1962 to 1997

  Peggy and Richard M. Danziger, New York, given by Mr. and Mrs. Myron Falk in 1962 [3]

  From 1997

  Freer Gallery of Art, given by Peggy and Richard M. Danziger in 1997

  Notes:

  [1] According to Curatorial Note 2, Joseph Chang, September 30, 1997, in the object record.

  [2] See note 1.

  [3] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  The Orchid in Chinese Painting (January 15 to July 17, 2011)

  Beyond Brushwork: Symbolism in Chinese Painting (April 29 to November 26, 2006)

  The Arts of China (November 18, 1990 to September 7, 2014)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Mathias Komor (1909-1984)

  Myron S. Falk, Jr. (1906-1992)

  Peggy and Richard M. Danziger

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Peggy and Richard M. Danziger in honor of Pauline and Johnny Falk

• Type

  Painting

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1700s, 1680s

• Name

  Falk, Myron S., Danziger, Peggy and Richard M., Komor, Mathias

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, Chinese Art, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911), Orchids

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Paintings