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Karamono tea caddy, bunrin type

Southern Song to Ming dynasty, 13th-15th century
China, Possibly Fujian province
Stoneware with iron and ash glazes; ivory lid
H x Diam: 5.1 × 6.5 cm (2 × 2 9/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1897.42a-b

Shallow tea bowl

Muromachi period, 1510-1530
Japan, Aichi prefecture or Gifu prefecture
Stoneware with iron and ash glazes over iron slip; makie lacquer repairs
H x Diam: 6.3 × 16.8 cm (2 1/2 × 6 5/8 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1900.53

River landscape

Edo period, Late 17th-early 18th century
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W: 28.8 x 12.9 cm (11 5/16 x 5 1/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.141

Fugen

Muromachi period, 1333-1573
Japan
Ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 69.4 × 42 cm (27 5/16 × 16 9/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.202

Buddhist Luohan (One of a set with F1904.295 thru F1904.311)

Nanbokucho period, mid-14th century
Japan
Ink, color and gold on silk
H x W (image): 114.4 × 59.5 cm (45 1/16 × 23 7/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.297

Arhat (Hattara Sonja – Bhadra) seated; a flowering branch in a vase on the table (One of a set with F1904.295 thru F1904.311)

Nanbokucho period, mid-14th century
Japan
Ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 115.9 x 59.9 cm (45 5/8 x 23 9/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.300

Arhat (Hottara Sonja – Vajraputra) (One of a set with F1904.295 through F1904.311)

Nanbokucho period, mid-14th century
Japan
Ink, color and gold on silk
H x W (image): 114 × 59.7 cm (44 7/8 × 23 1/2 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.302

Arhat (Nakasaina Sonja – Nagasena) seated, reading; a man stands at his right (One of a set with F1904.295 thru F1904.311)

Nanbokucho period, mid-14th century
Japan
Ink and color on silk
H x W (image): 112.8 x 58.3 cm (44 7/16 x 22 15/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.306

Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers

Momoyama or Edo period, late 16th or early 17th century
Japan
Ink and gold on paper
H x W: 178.3 x 375.5 cm (70 3/16 x 147 13/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.354

Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers

Momoyama or Edo period, late 16th century or early 17th century
Japan
Ink and gold on paper
H x W: 178.5 x 375.3 cm (70 1/4 x 147 3/4 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1904.355

Landscape

Muromachi period, 1420-1506
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W: 178.5 x 379.8 cm (70 1/4 x 149 1/2 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1905.20

Encounter of Yun-men Wen-yen & Fa-yen Wen-i

Muromachi period, 1473-1523
Japan
Color and gold on paper
H x W (image): 49.1 × 39.4 cm (19 5/16 × 15 1/2 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1905.266a-b

Landscape: mountains, stream and houses

Muromachi period, early 16th century
Japan
Ink and tint on paper
H x W: 80.7 x 35 cm (31 3/4 x 13 3/4 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1905.268

Lin-chih, a patrician of the Dhyana sect

Muromachi period, 1392-1568
Japan
Ink and tint on paper
H x W (image): 110.6 × 42.8 cm (43 9/16 × 16 7/8 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1905.269

Portrait of Bodhidharma

Yuan dynasty, 14th century
China
Ink on silk
H x W (image): 90.7 x 49.3 cm (35 11/16 x 19 7/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1906.261

Landscape

Momoyama or Edo period, late 16th or early 17th century
Japan
Ink, gold, and light color on paper
H x W: 173.2 x 375.6 cm (68 3/16 x 147 7/8 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1907.134

Bodhidharma Crossing the Yangzi on a Reed

Muromachi period, 15th century
Japan
Ink on silk
H x W (image): 46.7 × 26 cm (18 3/8 × 10 1/4 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1907.141

Landscape: Mountains, river, buildings and moon

Muromachi period, late 16th century
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W: 21.4 x 56.7 cm (8 7/16 x 22 5/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1907.146a-b

Tea bowl

Northern Song or Southern Song dynasty, 12th-13th century
China, Fujian province, Jianyang county, Jian kilns
Stoneware with iron glaze
H x W: 6.2 x 12.6 cm (2 7/16 x 4 15/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1907.523

Fudo Myo ‘o

Kamakura period, 1308-1388
Japan
Ink and color on silk
H x W: 89 x 32.8 cm (35 1/16 x 12 15/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1907.651

Tea bowl

Northern Song or Southern Song dynasty, 12th-13th century
China, Fujian province, Jianyang county, Shuiji
Stoneware with russet iron glaze
H x W: 6.8 x 13.4 cm (2 11/16 x 5 1/4 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1909.311

Tea bowl in style of Jian ware

Southern Song or Yuan dynasty, 13th-14th century
China, Fujian province, Nanping, Chayang kiln
Stoneware with white slip under translucent yellow glaze; metal rim, gold lacquer repairs
H x W: 6.5 x 10.9 cm (2 9/16 x 4 5/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1911.30

Portrait of Kao-feng Yuan-miao, 1238-1295

Muromachi period, 1392-1568
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (image): 58.4 x 37.4 cm (23 x 14 3/4 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1911.317a-b

Tenmoku tea bowl

Muromachi period, 1530-1550
Japan, Gifu prefecture, Mino kilns
Stoneware with iron slip under wood-ash glaze; metal rim
H x W x D: 6.6 x 12.4 x 12.4 cm (2 5/8 x 4 7/8 x 4 7/8 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1912.95

Tea bowl

Yuan dynasty, 1279-1368
China, Jiangxi province, Jizhou kilns
Stoneware with iron and ash glazes; metal rim
H x Diam: 4.7 × 10.7 cm (1 7/8 × 4 3/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1915.46

Guan ware five-lobed dish

Southern Song dynasty or later, 12th century, or later
China, Zhejiang province, Hangzhou
Stoneware with Guan glaze
H x Diam: 1.6 × 10.8 cm (5/8 × 4 1/4 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1916.578

Bowl with molded and incised decoration

Ming dynasty, late 14th-mid 15th century
China, Zhejiang province, Longquan
Stoneware with celadon glaze
H x W: 9.2 x 29.3 cm (3 5/8 x 11 9/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1919.105

Mallet-shaped vase

Southern Song or Yuan dynasty, late 13th-early 14th century
China, Zhejiang province, Longquan, Probably Dayao kiln
Stoneware with celadon glaze
H x W: 25.9 x 11.3 cm (10 3/16 x 4 7/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1937.18

Vase

Yuan dynasty, first half 14th century
China, Zhejiang province, Longquan
Stoneware with celadon glaze
H x Diam: 16.5 × 7.2 cm (6 1/2 × 2 13/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1946.9

Tea bowl

Southern Song dynasty, 12th-13th century
China, Fujian province, Jianyang country, Jian kilns
Stoneware with black iron glaze, “hare’s fur” texture
H x W: 7.1 x 12.4 cm (2 13/16 x 4 7/8 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1952.9

Bamboo in Snow

Yuan dynasty, late 13th-early 14th century
China
Ink on paper
H x W (image): 31.5 x 20.6 cm (12 3/8 x 8 1/8 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1956.22a-e

Rocky landscape with wild geese

16th century
Japan
Ink and color on paper
H x W: 44 x 33 cm (17 5/16 x 13 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1960.17

Kanzan

Muromachi period, 14th century
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (image): 104.5 × 31.1 cm (41 1/8 × 12 1/4 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1960.23

Willows and birds

Muromachi period, 1450-1499
Japan
Ink on paper on panel
H x W (image): 110.2 x 52 cm (43 3/8 x 20 1/2 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1963.2

Landscape

Muromachi period, 15th century
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W: 90.5 x 35 cm (35 5/8 x 13 3/4 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1963.5a-g

Master Clam Catches a Shrimp

Southern Song dynasty, mid 13th century
China
Ink on paper
H x W (image): 75.4 x 28 cm (29 11/16 x 11 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1964.9a-h

Sakyamuni Emerging from the Mountains

Southern Song dynasty, mid 13th century
China
Ink on paper
H x W (image): 92 x 31.7 cm (36 1/4 x 12 1/2 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1965.9a-g

Landscape. Seasons: autumn and winter

Muromachi period, 16th century
Japan
Ink and slight color on paper
H x W: 153.3 x 329.6 cm (60 3/8 x 129 3/4 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1966.3

Boy on a water buffalo

Muromachi period, early 15th century
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W: 184.1 x 50.1 cm (72 1/2 x 19 3/4 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1966.16

Incense Box

Muromachi period, 15th century
Japan
Red and black lacquer on carved wood (Kamakura-bori)
H x Diam (overall): 8.3 x 24.4 cm (3 1/4 x 9 5/8 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1967.9a-d

Orchids and rock

Muromachi period, 15th century
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W: 84.4 x 35.5 cm (33 1/4 x 14 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1967.10a-c

Dish with five-lobed base, cavetto, rim and foot

Northern Song dynasty, 11th-early 12th century
China
Lacquer
H x W: 3 x 19.5 cm (1 3/16 x 7 11/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1967.14

White-robed Kannon

Muromachi period, 1330s-40s
Japan
Ink on silk
H x W (image): 103.3 x 41.3 cm (40 11/16 x 16 1/4 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1968.61a-f

Panoramic Landscape of Yangtzu River

Muromachi period, 1392-1568
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (image): 21.4 × 589.1 cm (8 7/16 × 231 15/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1970.29

Tixi lacquer box with domed cover

Ming dynasty, 15th century
China
Lacquer over wood substrate (carved tixi lacquer)
H x W x D: 5.2 x 7.7 x 7.7 cm (2 1/16 x 3 1/16 x 3 1/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1995.2a-b

Landscape

Muromachi period, late 15th-early 16th century
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (image): 24.8 × 34 cm (9 3/4 × 13 3/8 in)
Gift of Peggy and Richard M. Danziger
Freer Gallery of Art
F1998.19a-g

Image of Jurojin

Muromachi period, late 16th century
Japan
Ink and light color on paper
H x W (image): 136.5 × 70.6 cm (53 3/4 × 27 13/16 in)
Purchase — Harold P. Stern Memorial Fund and Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries in appreciation of Peter Kimmelman and his exemplary service to the Galleries as chair of the Board of Trustees (2015-2019)
Freer Gallery of Art
F2015.6a-d

Bo Juyi Questions Zen Master Bird Nest

Muromachi period, early 15th-late 15th century
Japan
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
H x W (image): 127 × 34.6 cm (50 × 13 5/8 in)
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Freer Gallery of Art
F2019.3.7a-g

Gashi kaiyō

Edo period, 1753 (Hōreki 3)
Japan
Woodblock printed; ink on paper; paper covers
H x W x D (Vol. 1): 27 x 18.3 x 1.2 cm (10 5/8 x 7 3/16 x 1/2 in)
H x W x D (Vol. 2): 27 x 18.3 x 1 cm (10 5/8 x 7 3/16 x 3/8 in)
H x W x D (Vols. 3-6 each): 27 x 18.3 x 0.9 cm (10 5/8 x 7 3/16 x 3/8 in)
Purchase, The Gerhard Pulverer Collection — Charles Lang Freer Endowment, Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries and the Harold P. Stern Memorial fund in appreciation of Jeffrey P. Cunard and his exemplary service to the Galleries as chair of the Board of Trustees (2003-2007)
Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection
FSC-GR-780.509.1-6

Wakan meihitsu kingyoku gafu

Edo period, 1771 (Meiwa 8)
Japan
Woodblock printed; ink on paper; paper covers
H x W x D (Vols. 1-6 bound together): 27.1 x 18.8 x 6.1 cm (10 11/16 x 7 3/8 x 2 3/8 in)
Purchase, The Gerhard Pulverer Collection — Charles Lang Freer Endowment, Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries and the Harold P. Stern Memorial fund in appreciation of Jeffrey P. Cunard and his exemplary service to the Galleries as chair of the Board of Trustees (2003-2007)
Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection
FSC-GR-780.635.1-6

Meihitsu gahō

Edo period, 1767 (Meiwa 4)
Japan
Woodblock printed; ink on paper; paper covers
H x W x D (each vol): 25.8 x 18.5 x 0.8 cm (10 3/16 x 7 5/16 x 5/16 in)
Purchase, The Gerhard Pulverer Collection — Charles Lang Freer Endowment, Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries and the Harold P. Stern Memorial fund in appreciation of Jeffrey P. Cunard and his exemplary service to the Galleries as chair of the Board of Trustees (2003-2007)
Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection
FSC-GR-780.801.1-6

The Four Accomplishments

Momoyama period, late 16th century
Japan
Ink on paper
H x W (image – each): 153.8 × 352.6 cm (60 9/16 × 138 13/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1963.12-13

Powdered tea container, with accessories

Momoyama period, late 16th century
Japan
Lathe-turned wood, black lacquer
H (overall): 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in)
Gift of Peggy and Richard M. Danziger
Freer Gallery of Art
F1998.18a-k

Tea caddy, named Ueda Bunrin, with silk storage bag and lacquer tray

Southern Song dynasty, 13th century
China, Fujian province
Stoneware with iron glaze, ivory lid, silk
H x Diam (tea caddy): 5.8 × 5.9 cm (2 5/16 × 2 5/16 in) H x Diam (lacquer tray): 3 × 17.2 cm (1 3/16 × 6 3/4 in) Diam (tea caddy foot): 1.7 cm (11/16 in) Diam (tea caddy mouth): 2.5 cm (1 in)
Gift of Gregory Kinsey, Kinsey Chanoyu Collection, in honor of Dr. Julian Raby, in appreciation of his dedicated service to the Freer Gallery and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.
Freer Gallery of Art
F2021.3.6.1a-v-2a-i

Tea caddy, nejinuki type, named Ariake

Edo period, 1615-1647
Japan
Stoneware with iron and ash glazes; ivory lid
Gift of Gregory Kinsey, Kinsey Chanoyu Collection. Presented in honor of Dr. Frank Feltens, in appreciation of his work in accessioning this collection.
Freer Gallery of Art
F2021.3.3a-t