Liu Hai Crossing the Sea
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Period
late 15th century -
Geography
China -
Material
Ink and color on silk -
Dimension
H x W (image): 140.9 x 99.2 cm (55 1/2 x 39 1/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1915.12 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1915.12
Object Details
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Artist
Probably by Zhao Qi (active 1488-1505) -
School/Tradition
Zhe School -
Provenance
To 1915Abel William Bahr (1877-1959), London, to 1915 [1]From 1915 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Abel William Bahr, London, in 1915 [2]From 1920The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Panel List, L. 118, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) was a collector and dealer born in Shanghai, China. After he left Shanghai in 1910, he lived, at various points in time, in London, Montreal, and Ridgefield, Connecticut. He established a gallery in New York City in 1920.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
Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)Luxury and Luminosity: Visual Culture and the Ming Court (July 3, 2004 to June 26, 2005)In Human Form: Images of the Secular and Divine in Chinese Painting (January 31, 1996 to January 7, 1997) -
Previous custodian or owner
Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
China -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Painting -
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