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Hollyhocks and Ducks

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At A Glance

  • Period

    16th century
  • Geography

    China
  • Material

    Ink and color on silk
  • Dimension

    H x W (image): 189.6 x 90.7 cm (74 5/8 x 35 11/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1911.277
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1911.277

Object Details

  • Provenance

    To 1911
    Loon Gu Sai, China, to 1911 [1]
    From 1911 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Loon Gu Sai in 1911 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 842, 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.
    [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 Flowers (July 2, 2011 to January 8, 2012)
    Chinese Flower Paintings (March 18, 1983 to September 22, 1983)
    Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 18 (February 25, 1956 to February 4, 1957)
    Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting, Gallery 2, 1955 (April 11, 1955 to November 10, 1955)
    Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Scrolls (July 19, 1943 to April 30, 1946)
    Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, 1943 (October 4, 1943 to August 7, 1946)
    Chinese Panels and Han Pottery (February 25, 1925 to July 19, 1943)
    Stone Sculpture, Buddhist Bronze, and Chinese Painting (May 2, 1923 to February 25, 1956)
  • 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
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