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Riverside Pavilion in Snowy Mountains

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At A Glance

  • Period

    mid-16th century

  • Geography

    China

  • Material

    Hanging scroll mounted on panel; ink and color on silk

  • Dimension

    H x W (image): 138.1 x 82.7 cm (54 3/8 x 32 9/16 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1917.196

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1917.196

Object Details

  • Artist

    Formerly attributed to Guo Xi (傳)郭熙 (ca. 1001-1090)

  • School/Tradition

    Zhe School

  • Provenance

    To 1917
    Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1917 [1]
    From 1917 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Wang Jiantang in 1917 [2]
    From 1920
    The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 1183, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
    [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

    Palaces and Pavilions: Grand Architecture in Chinese Painting (September 29, 2002 to March 30, 2003)

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Wang Jiantang 王鑑堂 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

  • Origin

    China

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer

  • Type

    Painting

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