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
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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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1915.18