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Medium:
Jade
Dimensions:
H x W: 16.3 x 8.6 cm (6 7/16 x 3 3/8 in)
Type:
Ceremonial Object
Origin:
China
Date:
1736 to 1911
Period:
Qing dynasty
Provenance:
To 1916
Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1916 [1]
From 1916 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Wang Jiantang in 1916 [2]
From 1920
The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1018, pg. 221, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[2] See note 1.
[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.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner:
Wang Jiantang 王鑑堂 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
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Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1916.378
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye34eff413f-96bd-43fa-b1f5-2cf31569223c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1916.378