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Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H x W: 7.8 x 11.6 cm (3 1/16 x 4 9/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
China
Date:
1368-1644
Period:
Ming dynasty
Description:
Cup holder.
Surface: thin dull green and brown patina, and vestiges of original gilding.
Decoration: in open work; engraved.
Provenance:
To 1917
Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1917 [1]
From 1917 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1917 [2]
From 1920
The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Bronze List, S.I. 1243, 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:
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
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Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1917.260
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3a21887be-cdde-4740-8506-34cc2fb34aa7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1917.260