Landscape

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Maker(s)
Artist: Formerly attributed to Wen Zhengming ę–‡å¾µę˜Ž (1470-1559)
Historical period(s)
Ming dynasty, first-half 17th century
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 31.4 x 290.3 cm (12 3/8 x 114 5/16 in)
Geography
China
Credit Line
Purchase ā€” Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1939.51
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Painting
Type

Handscroll

Keywords
China, landscape, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Provenance

From 1856
Huang Fang (active 1835-1864), China [1]

Yu Liansan (1841-1912), China [2]

Zhang Ruiting (1878-1944), China [3]

From at least 1939
C. T. Loo & Company, New York, from at least January 31, 1939 [4]

From 1939
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from C. T. Loo & Company on November 30, 1939 [5]

Notes:

[1] Four Huang Fangā€™s collector seals are located on the painting.

[2] Two Yu Liansanā€™s collector seals are located on the painting.

[3] Three Zhang Ruitingā€™s collector seals are located on the painting. Two inscriptions on the paintingā€™s box read: ā€œTreasure from the collection of Master Zhang.ā€

[4] The painting figures on ā€œList of objects owned by C. T. Loo [and brought to] the Gallery for examination,ā€ annotated with information that it was left at the Freer Gallery by Frank Caro on January 31, 1939, copy in object file.

[5] See C. T. Looā€™s invoice, dated November 30, 1939, copy in object file.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Huang Fang
Yu Liansan 1841-1912
Zhang Ruiting 1878-1944
C.T. Loo & Company 1914-1948

Published References
  • Hugo Munsterberg. The Landscape Painting of China and Japan., 1st ed. Rutland, Vermont. pl. 60.
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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