Gallery Highlights
Episodes:
Plate (detail), Iran, Sasanian period, Reign of Shapur II, 4th century, silver and gilt, Purchase—Charles Lang Freer Endowment, Freer Gallery of Art, F1934.23
; Iran or Afghanistan; 4th century; Silver and gilt; H x W x D: 15.5 x 25.4 x 14.1 cm (6 1/8 x 10 x 5 9/16 in); Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Large emblematic weapon of the type ko [ge] 戈 (Broken in two and mended; one chip missing). Mottled gray, black and brownish nephrite, somewhat translucent; decorative band of parallel and criss-cross lines engraved on the butt of the blade; a conical perforation in the tang; inscription of thirty characters. F1919.13a-c
Disk (bi) with knobs, feline and dragon (detail), China, Eastern Han dynasty, 100–220, jade (nephrite), Gift of Charles Lang Freer, Freer Gallery of Art, F1916.155
; China; ca. 5th century B.C.E.; Bronze; H x W: 28 x 61.4 cm (11 x 24 3/16 in); Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Lidded ritual wine container (zun) in the form of a bird, China, Shanxi province, Middle Eastern Zhou dynasty, ca. 5th century BCE, bronze with gold inlay, Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer, Freer Gallery of Art, F1961.30a-b
; China; 206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.; Bronze; H x W: 13.5 x 16.9 cm (5 5/16 x 6 5/8 in); Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer
Detail, Gathering of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. China, Hebei province, Fengfeng, Southern Xiangtangshan Cave Temples, Cave 2. Northern Qi dynasty, 550–577. Limestone with traces of pigment. Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1921.1
Detail, Gathering of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. China, Hebei province, Fengfeng, Southern Xiangtangshan Cave Temples, Cave 2. Northern Qi dynasty, 550–577. Limestone with traces of pigment. Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1921.1
; China; late 7th-early 8th century; Cast and hammered silver with chased and ring-punched decoration and leaf gildin; H x W: 6.4 x 5 cm (2 1/2 x 1 15/16 in); Purchase
; China; 550-577; Grey marble with traces of pigment; H x W x D: 60.3 x 234 x 23.5 cm (23 3/4 x 92 1/8 x 9 1/4 in); Gift of Charles Lang Freer
(Artist) Follower of Li Tang; China; 13th century; Ink and color on silk; H x W (image): 24.8 x 24.2 cm (9 3/4 x 9 1/2 in); Gift of Charles Lang Freer
(Artist) Fanlong; China; mid-12th century; Ink on paper; H x W (image): 30.5 x 1062.5 cm (12 x 418 5/16 in); Purchase
; China; 12th century; Stoneware with Guan glaze; H x W: 23.2 x 14.1 cm (9 1/8 x 5 9/16 in); Gift of Charles Lang Freer
; Korea; 1197; Slate; H x W x D: 22.7 x 56.7 x 34.1 cm (8 15/16 x 22 5/16 x 13 7/16 in); Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Lidded ritual wine container (zun) in the form of a bird, China, Shanxi province, Middle Eastern Zhou dynasty, ca. 5th century BCE, bronze with gold inlay, Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer, Freer Gallery of Art, F1961.30a-b
Bowl with design of phoenixes and peonies; Korea, Gangjin kilns; Goryeo period, first half of 14th century; stoneware with white and black inlays under celadon glaze; gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1909.322
Sheep and Goat by Zhao Mengfu (1254–1322) China, Yuan dynasty, early 14th century Handscroll; ink on paper 25.2 x 48.4 cm (10 x 19 in.) Purchase F1931.4 The inscription reads: "I have painted horses before, but have never painted sheep [or goats], so when Zhongxin requested a painting, I playfully drew these for him from life. Though I cannot get close to the ancient masters, I have managed somewhat to capture their essential spirit."
Detail, Dish with copper-red glaze, and a Xuande mark in cobalt oxide on the base; F2015.2a-b
; China; 1403-1424; Porcelain with 'sweet white' glaze; H x W x D: 10.4 x 15.8 x 15.8 cm (4 1/8 x 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 in); Purchase
Detail, Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room; F1904.61
(Artist) James McNeill Whistler; United States; 1864-1870; additions 1870-1879; Oil on wood panel; H x W: 61.4 x 48.8 cm (24 3/16 x 19 3/16 in); Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Detail: Nocturne: Blue and Silver—Battersea Reach James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903) 1870–75. Oil on canvas Gift of Charles Lang Freer F1902.97
Breakfast in the Loggia, F1917.182
Freer comparing Whistler’s Venus Rising from the Sea (F1903.174) to an Islamic glazed ceramic pot (F1905.61), 1909. Photograph by Alvin Langdon Coburn.
Detail, Amida (Amitabha), F2002.9a-f
Detail, Aizen Myo'o (Ragaraja), F1974.21
Detail, Bodhisattva, Kaikei, F1909.345a-h
Detail, Lotus Sutra, Chapters 20-23, F1980.199
Detail, The Buddha at Birth, F2005.9
; Japan; 1596-1615; Stoneware with rice-straw-ash and iron glazes; H x W: 22.1 x 11.9 cm (8 11/16 x 4 11/16 in); Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Detail from a Momoyama period vase, F1898.451
Detail, Karamono tea caddy, F1897.42a-b
Detail from A Festival at the Sumiyoshi Shrine, F1900.26
(Artist) Katsushika Hokusai; Japan; ca. 1799-1801; Ink, gold, and color on paper; H x W (overall): 175 x 179 cm (68 7/8 x 70 1/2 in); Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Detail, Court ladies among cherry trees; style of Tawaraya Sotatsu (fl. ca. 1600–1643); Japan, Edo period, early 17th century; pair of six-panel screens; ink, color, gold, and silver on paper; Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1903.101–102
Detail, Canteen, F1941.10,