Whiling Away the Summer in the Shade of Pines 《松陰消夏圖》
date: label: Date
content: 15th century
label: Period
content: Ming dynasty
name: label: Artist
content: Zhe School 浙派
label: Artist
content: Formerly attributed to Ma Yuan 馬遠 (active late 12th-early 13th century)
notes: label: Description
content: This large hanging scroll features a tall peak in the upper right corner towering over a rocky ridge with pines and pavillions below. An official (based upon clothing and headgear) stands on a terrace gazing at the view. The significant landscape elements are weighted diagonally in the lower right corner of the composition. The depiction of an official in a summer retreat surrounded by the beauty of nature and grand architecture is an idealized vision that would appeal to Ming academy painters.
label: Description
content: Anonymous, possible Zhe School, Ming Dynasty, "Spending the Summer amid Pines", circa 15th century. Ink and light color on silk, attributed to Ma yuan of the Song Dynasty, mounted on panel and framed, (possibly cut down, minor stains.)
label: Inscriptions
content: 1. (Joseph Chang, 19 September 2002) Label mounted next to the painting: Song Ma Yuan Songyin xiaoxia tu zhenji (Spending the Summer Amid Pines, an authentic work by Ma Yuan of the Song.) The label is of 19th or 20th century origin and can almost be disregarded.
label: Provenance
content: To 1970
label: Provenance
content: Eugene (1875-1959) and Agnes E. (1887-1970) Meyer, New York, Washington, DC, and Mt. Kisco, NY
label: Provenance
content: From 1970 to 2001
label: Provenance
content: Katharine Graham (1917-2001), Washington, DC, by descent from her mother, Agnes E. Meyer
label: Provenance
content: From 2002
label: Provenance
content: Freer Gallery of Art, bequeathed by Katharine Graham in 2002 [1]
label: Provenance
content: Notes:
label: Provenance
content: [1] See Katharine Graham’s Last Will and Testament, dated January 12, 2000, copy in object file.
label: Collection
content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection
label: Exhibition History
content: Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
label: Exhibition History
content: Seasons: Chinese Landscapes (December 18, 2010 to June 12, 2011)
label: Previous custodian or owner
content: Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer
label: Previous custodian or owner
content: Katharine Meyer Graham (1917-2001)
place: label: Origin
content: China
topic: label: Topic
content: landscape
label: Topic
content: pine tree
label: Topic
content: summer
label: Topic
content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
label: Topic
content: mountain
label: Topic
content: temple
label: Topic
content: China
label: Topic
content: Chinese Art
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content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of Mrs. Katharine Graham
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: F2002.3
objectType: label: Type
content: Painting
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Ink and color on silk
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 178.7 x 95.9 cm (70 3/8 x 37 3/4 in)