Riding in the Springtime Hills 《春山游騎圖
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Period
1644-1911 -
Geography
China -
Material
Ink and color on silk -
Dimension
H x W (image): 179.8 × 61 cm (70 13/16 × 24 in) -
Accession Number
F1909.167 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1909.167
Object Details
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Artist
Copy after Tang Yin 唐寅 (1470-1524) -
Description
Depicts a fenced path running through a mountainous wooded landscape, with blossoming plum trees and pine trees. Two men on foot walk on the path at the lower left. A man on a donkey, accompanied by two attendants, follows the path across a bridge. A village way-station of open pavilions is at mid-right, with four people seated at a table, one standing, two looking out at the river, and two horses eating from a trough. The path, with two more travellers, continues upward at left, into the mountains. At right above the way-station, is a cluster of buildings with figures inside. Near the top of the mountains is a temple--presumably the path's destination. Signature, six seals, and inscription. -
Signatures
Signature. -
Marks
Six seals. -
Inscriptions
Inscription -
Provenance
To 1909Loon Gu Sai, Beijing, to 1909 [1]From 1909 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Loon Gu Sai, Beijing, in 1909 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 626, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. According to Ingrid Larsen, "'Don’t Send Ming or Later Pictures': Charles Lang Freer and the First Major Collection of Chinese Painting in an American Museum," Ars Orientalis vol. 40 (2011), Loon Gu Sai was possibly Lunguzhai, a store in the antiques district of Liulichang.This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.[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. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Seasons: Chinese Landscapes (December 18, 2010 to June 12, 2011) -
Previous custodian or owner
Loon Gu Sai (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
China -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Painting -
Restrictions and Rights
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