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Catalog Data

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 41 x 6.5 x 1 cm (16 1/8 x 2 9/16 x 3/8 in)
Type:
Ceremonial Object
Origin:
China
Date:
ca. 3000-1700 BCE
Period:
Late Neolithic period
Description:
Ceremonial implement; long slender form with dull edges flaring to a sharp concave end; lateral projection on each side above perforated tang; semitranslucent, shaded reddish-brown and yellow brown with dark mottlings; cream- colored area of decomposition at end of tang.
Provenance:
In 1939
C. T. Loo & Company, New York in September 1939 [1]
From 1939
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from C. T. Loo & Company on November 30, 1939 [2]
Notes:
[1] See C. T. Loo's stockcard no. 86519: "Jade knife, Shang," C. T. Loo & Frank Caro Archive, Musée Guimet, Paris, copy in object file. See also "List of objects owned by C. T. Loo & Co., New York and [left] at the Gallery for examination," with an annotation that the piece was delivered by Loo on November 4, 1939, copy in object file.
[2] See C. T. Loo's invoice, dated November 30, 1939, copy in object file.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Ancient Chinese Jade (September 4, 1980 to March 6, 1981)
Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)
Chinese Bronze, Jade, Metalwork (March 1, 1957 to January 1, 1963)
Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 14 and 15 (February 25, 1956 to March 1, 1957)
Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Jade and Bronze (August 26, 1955 to October 25, 1955)
Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1946 (May 7, 1946 to February 25, 1956)
Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1945 (January 9, 1945 to August 20, 1955)
Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1944 (December 13, 1944 to May 7, 1946)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1944 (November 15, 1944 to May 6, 1946)
Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1943 (March 22, 1943 to November 17, 1944)
Previous custodian or owner:
C.T. Loo & Company (1914-1948)
Topic:
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
Late Neolithic period (ca. 5000 - ca. 1700 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1939.55
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
Jades for Life and Death
See more items in:
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/ye3f19fbcb7-f60e-4dc9-8f3e-05a4477eaf4f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.55