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River Landscape: Houses and Cloudy Mountains

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At A Glance

  • Period

    1644-1911

  • Geography

    China

  • Material

    Ink and color on paper

  • Dimension

    H x W (album mount): 59.6 x 73 cm (23 7/16 x 28 3/4 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1915.36a

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1915.36a

Object Details

  • Artist

    Traditionally attributed to Gao Kegong (1248-1310)

  • Provenance

    To 1915
    Tonying and Company, New York to 1915 [1]
    From 1915 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Tonying and Company, New York in 1915 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Original Album List, pg. 48, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. By at least 1917, Tonying and Company maintained business locations in Shanghai, Beijing, Paris, London, and New York, NY. 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

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

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Tonying and Company 通運公司 (established 1902) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

  • Origin

    China

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer

  • Type

    Painting

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