Landscapes for Wang Shihong (1632-ca.1706)
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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
1695 -
Geography
China -
Material
Ink and color on paper -
Dimension
H x W (open): 22.5 x 29.2 cm (8 7/8 x 11 1/2 in) -
Accession Number
F2001.4a-s -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F2001.4a-s
Object Details
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Artist
Xuezhuang (died ca. 1718) -
Provenance
1695-?Wang Shihong (1632-ca. 1706) [1]?-?Ownership information unknown?-2000Unidentified individual, Hong Kong [2]2000-2001James Freeman, purchased from Unidentified individual, Hong Kong, in Hong Kong [3]From 2001Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from James Freeman [4]Notes:[1] See “Acquisition Consideration,” dated March 28, 2001, copy in object file.The original recipient of this album was the great scholar Wang Shihong (1632-ca. 1706), also known as Liweng, who later compiled a Sequel to the Gazetteer of Huangshan (Yellow Mountains), in which he records a substantial account of Xuezhuang’s residence at Pipeng. Xuezhuang painted these eighteen leaves for Wang as a souvenir of his journey to the Yellow Mountains.[2] See note 1.[3] See note 1.See also invoice from Neston Limited (with facsimile signature of James Freeman) to the Freer Gallery of Art, dated February 13, 2001. The address of Neston Limited on the invoice is “Nine Queen’s Road, Suite 605-6, Central, Hong Kong.” The purpose of the company is not listed.James Freeman is a collector of Japanese screens, scroll, and sculpture, as well as Chinese painting and calligraphy. He resides in Kyoto, Japan.[4] See Freer Gallery of Art, “Acquisition Consideration Form,” approved on May 30, 2001, copy in object file.Research updated February 21, 2023 -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Yellow Mountain: China’s Ever-Changing Landscape (May 31 to August 24, 2008) -
Previous custodian or owner
Wang Shihong (1632-ca. 1706)James Freeman -
Origin
China -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Album -
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