Medium:

Iron, jade and silk thread

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 117 x 18.6 x 10.3 cm (46 1/16 x 7 5/16 x 4 1/16 in)

Type:

Musical Instrument

Origin:

China

Date:

1368-1644

Period:

Ming dynasty

Provenance:

To 1919

You Xiaoxi (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1919 [1]

1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi in 1919 [2]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 1462, 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

Exhibition History:

Virtue and Entertainment: Chinese Music in the Visual Arts (October 1, 2005 to May 29, 2006)

The Dragon's Moan (February 6 to October 1, 2000)

Previous custodian or owner:

You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1919.83a-b

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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