Landscape: A Dappled Horse and a Horseman

Depicts a hilly landscape, with a scraggly tree, and a Central Asian groom in a red jacket holding the bridle of a dappled horse with trappings and a saddle. Spurious inscription and one seal, no colophons or labels.

Maker(s)
Artist: Formerly attributed to Zhao Mengfu 趙孟頫 (1254-1322)
Historical period(s)
Ming dynasty, 16th century?
Medium
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 67.4 × 29.8 cm (26 9/16 × 11 3/4 in)
Geography
China
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1909.172
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Painting
Type

Hanging scroll (mounted on panel)

Keywords
China, horse, landscape, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), tree
Provenance

To 1909
Pang Shou-ting, Beijing, to 1909 [1]

From 1909 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Pang Shou-ting, Beijing, in 1909 [2]

From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 634, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. 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.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Pang Shou-ting (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer 1854-1919

Description

Depicts a hilly landscape, with a scraggly tree, and a Central Asian groom in a red jacket holding the bridle of a dappled horse with trappings and a saddle. Spurious inscription and one seal, no colophons or labels.

Inscription(s)

Spurious inscription.

Marking(s)

One seal.

Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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