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A bay horse

Asian Art Museum

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Object Details

Artist

Formerly attributed to Han Gan (ca. 715-after 781)

Provenance

To 1911
Sung, China, to 1911 [1]
From 1911 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Sung, in China, in 1911 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Album List, S.I. 19A, pg. 36, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.
[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

Previous custodian or owner

Sung (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Date

1644-1911

Period

Qing dynasty

Accession Number

F1911.154c

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Painting

Medium

Ink and color on silk

Dimensions

H x W (image): 24.5 x 27.5 cm (9 5/8 x 10 13/16 in)

Origin

China

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National Museum of Asian Art

Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

horse
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
China
Chinese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3c13f21f5-015b-4725-86c3-7ee28808270f

Record ID

fsg_F1911.154c

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