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Zhongli Quan Seeking the Dao

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At A Glance

  • Period

    15th century

  • Geography

    China

  • Material

    Ink and color on silk

  • Dimension

    H x W (image): 47 x 77 cm (18 1/2 x 30 5/16 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1916.114

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1916.114

Object Details

  • Artist

    Formerly attributed to Sun Zhiwei (late 10th-early 11th century)

  • School/Tradition

    Zhe School

  • Provenance

    To 1916
    Li Wenqing (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1916 [1]
    From 1916 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Li Wenqing, in New York, in 1916 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Original Panel List, L. 152, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, LVC Catalogue, 1915, No. 35.
    [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

    Chinese Figure Painting (September 17, 1973 to January 3, 1975)

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Li Wenqing 李文卿 (ca. 1869-1931) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

  • Origin

    China

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer

  • Type

    Painting

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