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A lady and attendants seated in a courtyard

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Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914) was an officer in the British military and a collector of Indian paintings. Born in Petersfield, Hampshire, England, Hanna’s family later moved to London, where he was baptized in 1851. Beginning in 1857, Hanna served as a commissioned officer in the Indian Army and retired with the rank of Colonel in 1889. After his retirement, he resided in London and Pet

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painting

A lady on a terrace with hookah and falcon

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This painting represents a traditional subject: a beautiful woman standing by a tree. Dressed in lavender and with a blandly generic face, she holds a white falcon and a hookah mouthpiece. The flowery tree to her left and the distant landscape are cursorily rendered. The painting is by a follower of Har Jaimal, an artist identified by his landscapes of rolling hills dotted with tiny trees represen

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painting

A luohan and a demon

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When the historical Buddha was nearing the end of his life on earth and was approaching nirvana, he entrusted the protection of the Buddhist faith to sixteen great luohan, who were to remain as “guardians of the Buddhist law” until the future Buddha arrives. Luohan became popular figures in China in the seventh century, and their numbers varied over time, increasing from the original sixteen to ei

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painting

A luohan and an attendant

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Y. Fujita and Company (C.L. Freer source)

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object

A makimono box decorated with scenes from the Genji romance

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[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Miscellaneous Pottery List, pg. 23, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the compan

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drawing

A man asleep on a pile of luggage

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H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912) (C.L. Freer source)

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drawing

A man reclining on a bed

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The figure in this drawing takes a pose similar to that taken in Attendant que le linge seche: Cologne, (F1898.202.) However, the draftsmanship is bolder and less detailed while the setting is ambiguous. Whistler's letter to Deborah Haden recalled primitive lodgings during the Alsatian trip. At one spot a woman "took our only two groschen for a bed which she made with an armful of straws, and for

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drawing

A man seated on the edge of a wall

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H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912) (C.L. Freer source)

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painting

A man taking his ease 《消夏圖》

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[1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 784, 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.

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painting

A man with a fan, butterflies, and a bowl of water

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well-known associate, Bunshichi Kobayashi (see correspondence, Hull to Freer, 1898-1900, as well as invoices from E.S. Hull Jr., 1898-1900, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives). See also, Ingrid Larsen, "'Don’t Send Ming or Later Pictures': Charles Lang Freer and the First Major Collection of Chinese Painting in an American Museum," Ars Orientalis vol. 40 (2011), pgs. 15 an

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A man, possibly an actor, and two girls

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[1] See Original Panel List, L. 20, pg. 5, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

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A model (positive) for casting a metal boss

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Lai-Yuan & Company (ca. 1915-April 1921) (C.L. Freer source)

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A lady and attendants seated in a courtyard

A lady on a terrace with hookah and falcon

A luohan and a demon

A luohan and an attendant

A makimono box decorated with scenes from the Genji romance

A man asleep on a pile of luggage

A man reclining on a bed

A man seated on the edge of a wall

A man taking his ease 《消夏圖》

A man with a fan, butterflies, and a bowl of water

A man, possibly an actor, and two girls

A model (positive) for casting a metal boss