Object Details
Description
Depicts a wooded landscape, including pine trees and bamboo, with a light dusting of snow, and a tiger in the foreground. No seals, inscriptions, or labels. Mounted in a folder.
Provenance
To 1905
Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1905 [1]
From 1905 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in 1905 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 509, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[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
Exhibition History
A Selection of Art Objects from the Freer Collection Exhibited in the New Building of the National Museum (April 15 to June 15, 1912)
Previous custodian or owner
Bunkio Matsuki 松木文恭 (1867-1940) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Date
possibly early 17th century
Period
Ming dynasty
Accession Number
F1905.265
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Painting
Medium
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions
H x W: 26.1 x 40.6 cm (10 1/4 x 16 in)
Origin
China
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
landscape
pine tree
tiger
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
snow
China
Chinese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1905.265