Daoist Immortals in the mountains
date: label: Date
content: 1368-1644
label: Period
content: Ming dynasty
name: label: Artist
content: Formerly attributed to Liu Songnian (傳)劉松年 (ca. 1150-after 1225)
notes: label: Label
content: Braving the waves and flying on cranes, immortals arrive at a Daoist palace atop a bank of clouds and skyscraping peaks to pay homage to Jen, the God of Infinity. Because immortals were believed to prefer living in high buildings, Daoist architecture is rife with towers and pavilions. The blazing light behind the building marks its extraordinary status as an immortal palace.
label: Provenance
content: To 1911
label: Provenance
content: Riu Cheng Chai, Beijing, to 1911 [1]
label: Provenance
content: From 1911 to 1919
label: Provenance
content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Riu Cheng Chai in 1911 [2]
label: Provenance
content: From 1920
label: Provenance
content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
label: Provenance
content: Notes:
label: Provenance
content: [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 714, 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.
label: Provenance
content: [2] See note 1.
label: Provenance
content: [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.
label: Collection
content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection
label: Exhibition History
content: Daoism in the Arts in China (December 16, 2006 to July 1, 2007)
label: Previous custodian or owner
content: Riu Cheng Chai (C.L. Freer source)
label: Previous custodian or owner
content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
place: label: Origin
content: China
topic: label: Topic
content: Daoism
label: Topic
content: Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
label: Topic
content: mountain
label: Topic
content: Daoist Immortals
label: Topic
content: China
label: Topic
content: Chinese Art
label: Topic
content: Charles Lang Freer collection
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content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: F1911.179
objectType: label: Type
content: Painting
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Ink on silk
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (overall): 28.2 x 669 cm (11 1/8 x 263 3/8 in)