Palace Ladies and Attendants
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Period
12th-13th century -
Geography
China -
Material
Ink and color on silk -
Dimension
H x W (image): 23.2 x 25.1 cm (9 1/8 x 9 7/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1935.9 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1935.9
Object Details
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Artist
Traditionally attributed to Zhou Wenju (傳)周文矩 (active mid-10th century) -
Calligrapher
Geng Zhaozhong 耿昭忠 (1640-1686) , colophon -
Provenance
To 1935Tonying and Company, New York. [1]From 1935Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Tonying and Company, New York. [2]Notes:[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.[2] See note 1. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Setting the Bar: Arts of the Song dynasty (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)Chinese Ceramics (March 15, 1982 to July 10, 1986)Chinese Figure Painting (September 17, 1973 to January 3, 1975)Chinese Album Leaves and Lacquer (February 22, 1971 to November 22, 1971)Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics (March 7, 1957 to January 1, 1963)Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 14 and 15 (February 25, 1956 to March 1, 1957)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork and Painting, East Corridor (February 15, 1955 to August 26, 1955)Special Exhibition, Chinese Art (April 20, 1954 to November 16, 1954)Special Mirror Exhibition (November 16, 1954 to February 25, 1955)Untitled Exhibition, East Asian Ceramics and Paintings, East Corridor (January 8, 1947 to ---)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1947 (October 13, 1947 to May 26, 1953)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork, Pottery, and Painting (March 23, 1944 to May 2, 1946)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Metalwork, 1943 (October 4, 1943 to March 23, 1944)Stone Sculpture, Buddhist Bronze, and Chinese Painting (May 2, 1923 to February 25, 1956)Chinese Painting and Pottery (May 2, 1923 to March 22, 1943) -
Previous custodian or owner
Tonying and Company 通運公司 (established 1902) -
Origin
China -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Painting -
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