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Two female musicians

Asian Art Museum

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Object Details

Provenance

To 1915
L.C. Pang Collection (1864-1949), Chekiang, China, to 1915 [1]
From 1915 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the L.C. Pang Collection, through C. T. Loo, in San Francisco, in 1915 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 956, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, P'ang Catalogue, 1915, pg. 15.
[2] According to an Accession List note, Charles Lang Freer purchased F1915.17- F1915.26 from the L.C. Pang Collection of Chekiang, China, through C. T. Loo, while at San Francisco in April 1915. Payment was made through Leyer and Co. of Shanghai, China. See Voucher no. 3, May 1915. According to Curatorial Remark 6 in the object record, this object was exhibited at The Art Institute, Chicago, Illinois, 1917, no. 14.
[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

Women in Chinese Painting (November 9, 2013 to April 27, 2014)

Previous custodian or owner

Pang Yuanji 龐元濟 (1864-1949) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Date

probably 17th century

Period

Late Ming or early Qing dynasty

Accession Number

F1915.18

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Painting

Medium

Ink and color on paper

Dimensions

H x W (image): 83.4 × 38.2 cm (32 13/16 × 15 1/16 in)

Origin

China

Related Online Resources

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National Museum of Asian Art

Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
woman
pipa
lute
China
musician
Chinese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye32265759d-1e7e-4002-8287-b7a1dd1a60bd

Record ID

fsg_F1915.18

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