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Old woman on ox, with herd-boy and calf

Asian Art Museum

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Object Details

Artist

Formerly attributed to Goulong Shuang (active late 11th century)

Provenance

To 1915
Abel William Bahr (1877-1959), London, to 1915 [1]
From 1915 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Abel William Bahr, London, in 1915 [2]
From 1920
The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Reserved Panel List, R. 3, L. 111, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) was a collector and dealer born in Shanghai, China. After he left Shanghai in 1910, he lived, at various points in time, in London, Montreal, and Ridgefield, Connecticut. He established a gallery in New York City in 1920.
[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

Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Date

1368-1644

Period

Possibly Ming dynasty

Accession Number

F1915.246

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

Ink and color on silk

Dimensions

H x W (image): 25 x 26.1 cm (9 13/16 x 10 1/4 in)

Origin

China

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National Museum of Asian Art

Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
woman
ox
China
Chinese Art
herd boy
Charles Lang Freer collection

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye35533a6cb-7b9b-4392-b201-caeeb2699a9b

Record ID

fsg_F1915.246

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