Fan with frogs and calligraphy

Object Details

• Artist

  Qi Baishi 齊白石 (1864-1957)

• Provenance

  From at least 1997-8 to 2014

  Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (1929-2014), New York, New York. [1]

  From 2014 to 2017

  Estate of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, New York, New York. [2]

  From 2017

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, New York. [3]

  Notes:

  [1] According to the Acquisition Justification, Mr. Ellsworth was in the possession of this fan from at least 1997-8 when this fan was first considered for acquisition, but at that time Mr. Ellsworth chose to retain this fan for his collection; it remained in his home until his death. See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

  [2] See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

  [3] See note 2.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (1929-2014)

  Estate of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Robert H. Ellsworth

• Type

  Painting

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1940s, 1930s

• Name

  Ellsworth, Robert Hatfield, Estate of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Frogs, Art, Animals, Chinese Art, Robert Hatfield Ellsworth collection

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Paintings