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Children Playing in a Garden, Ming dynasty, album leaf

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Children Playing in a Garden, Ming dynasty, album leaf

Original title	Children playing in a garden 明庭院嬰戯圖冊頁
Dynasty	Dating to be verified　1368-1644 and 1127-1279
Material	Ink and color on silk H x W: 25.3 x 26.9 cm (9 15/16 x 10 9/16 in)
Dimensions
Current holding institution	Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art
Official accession number	F1911.161f
HDCM Code	SS 02-840-500159
Dates shown	1917-11-15 – 2017-10-14
Times exhibited	5
Official collection page	Open the museum’s record

Exhibitions this object appeared in

Exhibitions	Host institution	City	Dates shown	Display status	Counted	Evidence
Ancient Chinese Paintings, Sculptures, and Jade Objects from the Collection formed by Charles Lang Freer	Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art	Washington	1917-11-15 / 1917-12-08	Confirmed exhibited	Yes	B
Chinese Figure Painting	Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art	Washington	1973-09-17 / 1975-01-03	Confirmed exhibited	Yes	B
Chinese Ceramics	Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art	Washington	1978-04-11 / 1980-09-04	Confirmed exhibited	Yes	B
Children at Play in Chinese Painting	Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art	Washington	2009-11-14 / 2010-05-23	Confirmed exhibited	Yes	B
Setting the Bar: Arts of the Song dynasty	Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art	Washington	2017-10-14	Confirmed exhibited	Yes	B

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