A Breath of Spring 春消息圖
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Creative CommonsAt A Glance
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Period
1360 -
Geography
China -
Material
Ink on paper -
Dimension
H x W (painting): 34.1 x 223.1 cm (13 7/16 x 87 13/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1931.1 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1931.1
Object Details
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Artist
Zou Fulei 鄒復雷 (active mid-14th century) -
Inscription
Inscription by Hongli, the Qianlong emperor 乾隆帝 (1711-1799) -
Calligrapher
Frontispiece by Yang Yu (1285-1361) -
Colophon
Colophon by Yang Weizhen (1296-1370)Colophon by Gu Yan (active mid-14th century)Colophon by Guo Baochang (1879-1942) -
Provenance
1931Fukushima Company, New York 1931 [1]From 1931Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Fukushima Company, New York in 1931 [2]Notes:[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note.[2] See note 1. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Writing, Carving and Rubbing: China’s Calligraphic Arts (April 4 to October 25, 2009)Beyond Brushwork: Symbolism in Chinese Painting (April 29 to November 26, 2006)A Breath of Spring (May 17, 1999 to January 9, 2000)From Concept to Context: Approaches to Asian and Islamic Calligraphy (July 28, 1986 to February 6, 1987)Masterpieces of Chinese Painting (I) (August 3, 1984 to February 7, 1985)Chinese Flower Paintings (March 18, 1983 to September 22, 1983)Chinese Calligraphy (April 18, 1977 to September 13, 1977)Chinese Figure Painting (September 17, 1973 to January 3, 1975)Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)Chinese Paintings (June 5, 1957 to January 1, 1963)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, 1943 (October 4, 1943 to August 7, 1946)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting, Gallery 14, 1943 (March 22, 1943 to October 4, 1943)Chinese Painting and Pottery (May 2, 1923 to March 22, 1943) -
Previous custodian or owner
Fukushima Company -
Origin
China -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Painting -
Restrictions and Rights
CC0 - Creative Commons (CC0 1.0)
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