Object Details
Provenance
To 1909
Loon Gu Sai, Beijing, to 1909 [1]
From 1909 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Loon Gu Sai, Beijing, in 1909 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Album List, pg. 29, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. According to Ingrid Larsen, "'Don’t Send Ming or Later Pictures': Charles Lang Freer and the First Major Collection of Chinese Painting in an American Museum," Ars Orientalis vol. 40 (2011), Loon Gu Sai was possibly Lunguzhai, a store in the antiques district of Liulichang.
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
Exhibition History
Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
Previous custodian or owner
Loon Gu Sai (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Date
1644-1912
Period
Qing dynasty
Accession Number
F1909.243b
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Painting
Medium
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions
H x W (image): 25.4 x 22.8 cm (10 x 9 in)
Origin
China
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
rabbit
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
China
Chinese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1909.243b