Japanese Art
 
 

 
CENTURIES OF JAPANESE ART

When Charles Lang Freer first encountered Asian art, he was particularly intrigued by Japanese paintings, stoneware ceramics, and tea-ceremony items. While other enthusiasts were focusing on popular collectibles such as netsuke, dolls, woodblock prints, and enameled porcelain, Freer’s first Asian art purchase in 1887 was a painted Japanese fan. Between 1894 and 1911, Freer made four extended visits to Japan, and, by the time of his death in 1919, had collected over two thousand works of Japanese art. Spanning more than four millennia, the Japanese art collection has since quadrupled in size since Freer's death, and is especially rich in paintings and ceramics from the twelfth to the nineteenth century.
 

Chinese Art

 

 
 
 
 
GO BACK THROUGH TIME WITH CHINESE ART

The Freer and Sackler galleries boast one of the finest museum collections of Chinese art outside of China, with over ten thousand objects dating from Neolithic times (ca. 7000–ca. 2000 B.C.E.) to the present. While the sheer number of items is impressive, it is their variety and quality that is truly remarkable, with nearly every medium and category of Chinese art represented.

 

 
Korean Art
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UNDERSTATED ELEGANCE OF KOREAN CERAMICS

The simple forms, spare decoration, and monochrome glazes of the Choson period (1392–1910) Korean tea bowls used in Japan first attracted Charles Lang Freer to Korean ceramics. He expanded his collection to include celadon ceramics from the Koryo dynasty (918–1392), which had once adorned palaces, Buddhist temples, and private residences of the aristocracy. During the last twenty years of his life Freer acquired nearly 500 Korean art objects, including approximately 130 Koryo and eighty Choson ceramic pieces. When the Freer Gallery of Art opened its doors in 1923, Freer’s assembly of Korean art was considered unparalleled in quality and historical scope.
Rare Antique old Jade Carvings Statue
Rare Antique old Jade Carvings Statue
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Chinese Antique Pair Heavy Brass Vases Cirrca 1800''s
Chinese Antique Pair Heavy Brass Vases Cirrca 1800''s
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3674B Japanese Hanging Scroll: Mountain Landscape
3674B Japanese Hanging Scroll: Mountain Landscape
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Tibet Religion Copper Incense Burnner & Prayer Wheel
Tibet Religion Copper Incense Burnner & Prayer Wheel
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18 century Chinese Cloisonne Teapot Pot
18 century Chinese Cloisonne Teapot Pot
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Antique Japanese Wood Box with Mother of Pearl Inlaid
Antique Japanese Wood Box with Mother of Pearl Inlaid
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3675B Japanese Hanging Scroll: Crane on Pine Tree
3675B Japanese Hanging Scroll: Crane on Pine Tree
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 Handmade Chinese in-house Longest Painting Snuff Bottl
 Handmade Chinese in-house Longest Painting Snuff Bottl
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Antique Chinese Jade Horse Amulet Pendant
Antique Chinese Jade Horse Amulet Pendant
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CUTE ASIAN GIRL IN GLASS CASE FIGURINE NETSUKE RARITY
CUTE ASIAN GIRL IN GLASS CASE FIGURINE NETSUKE RARITY
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FENG SHUI - RED STONE GOLD SITTING BUDDHA - WEALTH
FENG SHUI - RED STONE GOLD SITTING BUDDHA - WEALTH
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FENG SHUI UNIQUE BRONZE MONEY PAIL FOR WEALTH SUCCESS
FENG SHUI UNIQUE BRONZE MONEY PAIL FOR WEALTH SUCCESS
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FENG SHUI - HAND PAINTED BUDDHA WITH MONEY FROG -WEALTH
FENG SHUI - HAND PAINTED BUDDHA WITH MONEY FROG -WEALTH
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FENG SHUI - UNIQUE BRONZE WEALTH GOD ON TIGER - WEALTH
FENG SHUI - UNIQUE BRONZE WEALTH GOD ON TIGER - WEALTH
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Exquisite Cloisonne snuff bottle with Fish on it
Exquisite Cloisonne snuff bottle with Fish on it
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3676Y Japanese Hanging Scroll: Riverside Landscape
3676Y Japanese Hanging Scroll: Riverside Landscape
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Old Lucky Bronze Gild longevity Arhat Statue
Old Lucky Bronze Gild longevity Arhat Statue
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exquisite Tibeten Buddhist Prayer Wheel silver"FA QI"
exquisite Tibeten Buddhist Prayer Wheel silver"FA QI"
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Old Tibet Silver Sakyamuni Buddha Statue
Old Tibet Silver Sakyamuni Buddha Statue
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VASE BEAUTIFUL PORCELAIN FAMILLE VERTE BUTTERFLIES
VASE BEAUTIFUL PORCELAIN FAMILLE VERTE BUTTERFLIES
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Antique Chinese Nephrite Jade Amulet 18-19 C
Antique Chinese Nephrite Jade Amulet 18-19 C
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Good quality japanese copper Tsuba with elephant on it
Good quality japanese copper Tsuba with elephant on it
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Old Tibet Silver Cloisonne Kwan-yin Censer
Old Tibet Silver Cloisonne Kwan-yin Censer
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3677Y Japanese Hanging Scroll: Hermitage Landscape
3677Y Japanese Hanging Scroll: Hermitage Landscape
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Chinese Warring States Period Bowl with Wheels
Chinese Warring States Period Bowl with Wheels
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Rare Tibet silver Porcelain lion Head Teapot
Rare Tibet silver Porcelain lion Head Teapot
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OLD PORCELAIN BOTTLE WITH SPOUT AND LID HAND PAINTED
OLD PORCELAIN BOTTLE WITH SPOUT AND LID HAND PAINTED
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Vintage Decorated Colbalt Blue China Vase Japan
Vintage Decorated Colbalt Blue China Vase Japan
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Antique Chinese Jade Deer Amulet Pendant
Antique Chinese Jade Deer Amulet Pendant
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Rose Medallion Chinese Export 7 1 4" Plate
Rose Medallion Chinese Export 7 1 4" Plate
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