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Foliated mirror with birds and floral scrolls

Medium:
Cast bronze and applied gold plaque with repoussé, chased, and ring-punched decoration
Dimensions:
Diam x D: 22.1 x 1.7 cm (8 11/16 x 11/16 in)
Type:
Mirror
Origin:
China
Date:
late 7th-early 8th century
Period:
Early or mid-Tang dynasty
Topic:
casting  Search this
chasing  Search this
repoussé  Search this
punching  Search this
metal  Search this
bronze  Search this
Tang dynasty (618 - 907)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1930.45
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Freer Gallery 16: Center of the World: China and the Silk Road
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye398328e66-d53b-49c2-a416-110e66470ce0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1930.45

Hinged cosmetic box in the form of a clam’s shell with birds and floral scrolls

Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 4.6 x 9.3 x 8.2 cm (1 13/16 x 3 11/16 x 3 1/4 in)
Type:
Container
Origin:
Probably Xi’an, Shaanxi province, China
Date:
late 7th-early 8th century
Period:
Early or mid-Tang dynasty
Topic:
repoussé  Search this
engraving (printing process)  Search this
engraving (incising)  Search this
metal  Search this
silver  Search this
Tang dynasty (618 - 907)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1930.50a-b
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
On View:
Freer Gallery 16: Center of the World: China and the Silk Road
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37f748954-cb0e-470b-9e18-625119dc128a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1930.50a-b

Lobed bowl with lotus petals, birds, animals, and floral scrolls

Medium:
Hammered silver with repoussé, chased, and ring-punched decoration and mercury gilding
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 5.6 x 14.6 cm (2 3/16 x 5 3/4 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Probably Xi’an, Shaanxi province, China
Date:
late 7th-early 8th century
Period:
Early or mid-Tang dynasty
Topic:
casting  Search this
gilding  Search this
chasing  Search this
repoussé  Search this
punching  Search this
metal  Search this
flower  Search this
Tang dynasty (618 - 907)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1931.8
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
On View:
Freer Gallery 16: Center of the World: China and the Silk Road
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3bf9e829a-8ecf-48fa-9f52-01c1fa2c3379
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1931.8
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Sleeve Weight

Medium:
Iron, gold, inlaid with jade
Dimensions:
H x W: 6.9 x 6.4 cm (2 11/16 x 2 1/2 in)
Type:
Tool and Equipment
Origin:
China
Date:
possibly modern period, or 5th-4th century BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
Topic:
casting  Search this
chasing  Search this
repoussé  Search this
inlay (process)  Search this
metal  Search this
iron  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1933.10
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Google Cultural Institute
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3344e29db-2762-4be5-9854-eef4b1ded5ac
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1933.10

"Sleeve-weight" in the form of a plaque

Medium:
Iron, gold, inlaid with jade
Dimensions:
H x W: 6.9 x 6.4 cm (2 11/16 x 2 1/2 in)
Type:
Tool and Equipment
Origin:
China
Date:
possibly modern; or 5th-4th century BCE
Period:
Late Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
Topic:
casting  Search this
chasing  Search this
repoussé  Search this
inlay (process)  Search this
metal  Search this
iron  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1933.11
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Google Cultural Institute
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye343dc7497-ded3-4327-9892-1b1f280c424c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1933.11

Plate

Medium:
Silver and gilt
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 5 x 24 cm (1 15/16 x 9 7/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iran
Date:
4th century
Period:
Sasanian period, Reign of Shapur II
Topic:
gilding  Search this
chasing  Search this
repoussé  Search this
hammering  Search this
metal  Search this
silver  Search this
portrait  Search this
hunting  Search this
boar  Search this
horse  Search this
Sasanian period (ca. 224 - 651)  Search this
Iran  Search this
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1934.23
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Sackler Gallery 21: Feast Your Eyes: A Taste for Luxury in Ancient Iran
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye36e0f0428-7d11-4c03-8d8f-9b9241acdc93
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1934.23

Octagonal mirror with animals, flowerets, and floral scrolls

Medium:
Cast bronze and applied gold plaque with repoussé, chased, and ring-punched decoration
Dimensions:
Diam x D: 5.6 x 0.8 cm (2 3/16 x 5/16 in)
Type:
Mirror
Origin:
China
Date:
late 7th–first half of the 8th century
Period:
Early or mid-Tang dynasty
Topic:
casting  Search this
chasing  Search this
repoussé  Search this
punching  Search this
metal  Search this
bronze  Search this
animal  Search this
Tang dynasty (618 - 907)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1935.6a-b
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Freer Gallery 16: Center of the World: China and the Silk Road
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Google Cultural Institute
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3c95a23ee-66e9-4b2e-91ea-25687b40415e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1935.6a-b
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Ewer

Medium:
Gold
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 16 x 9.4 cm (6 5/16 x 3 11/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iran
Date:
966-977
Period:
Buyid period
Topic:
chasing  Search this
repoussé  Search this
engraving (printing process)  Search this
engraving (incising)  Search this
punching  Search this
metal  Search this
gold  Search this
Buyid period (932 - 1062)  Search this
kufic script  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1943.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Sackler Gallery 21: Feast Your Eyes: A Taste for Luxury in Ancient Iran
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye382bdee1e-8b2b-47e9-aac9-8d3da18484a2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1943.1
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Kodansu (small cabinet)

Medium:
Lacquer, gold, shell on wood with gilt metal fittings
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 28 x 21.3 x 33.4 cm (11 x 8 3/8 x 13 1/8 in)
Type:
Furniture and Furnishing
Origin:
Japan
Date:
early 17th century
Period:
Momoyama or Edo period
Topic:
chasing  Search this
repoussé  Search this
punching  Search this
lacquer  Search this
Momoyama period (1573 - 1615)  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
Japan  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
maki-e  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1944.20a-j
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye38f45e8e2-8fe8-4a79-8c09-6ff31189cf49
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1944.20a-j
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Lobed ladle with floral scrolls

Medium:
Hammered silver with repoussé, chased, and ring-punched decoration
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 31 x 6.1 x 4.5 cm (12 3/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 3/4 in)
Type:
Tool and Equipment
Origin:
Probably Xi’an, Shaanxi province, China
Date:
late 7th-early 8th century
Period:
Early or mid-Tang dynasty
Topic:
chasing  Search this
repoussé  Search this
hammering  Search this
punching  Search this
metal  Search this
Tang dynasty (618 - 907)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1944.58
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
On View:
Freer Gallery 16: Center of the World: China and the Silk Road
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye356b3e618-2537-41ac-a083-97ea1aa63a97
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1944.58
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Plaque with wolf-like animal

Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
H x W: 15.7 x 9.9 cm (6 3/16 x 3 7/8 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
206 BCE-220 CE
Period:
Han dynasty
Topic:
chasing  Search this
repoussé  Search this
metal  Search this
silver  Search this
Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)  Search this
dog  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1946.19
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye386a3d369-bace-413d-bc77-2cb71ea2edba
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1946.19

Plaque with a winged horse

Medium:
Gold
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 7.5 x 12.3 x 1.9 cm (2 15/16 x 4 13/16 x 3/4 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
220-589
Period:
Period of Division
Topic:
chasing  Search this
repoussé  Search this
metal  Search this
gold  Search this
horse  Search this
Period of Division (220 - 589)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1946.22
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3ac2f4c62-e48b-475a-a05d-45703a8776e6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1946.22

Plaque (one of a pair)

Medium:
Gold
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 7.5 x 12.1 x 1.6 cm (2 15/16 x 4 3/4 x 5/8 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
220-589
Period:
Period of Division
Topic:
chasing  Search this
repoussé  Search this
metal  Search this
gold  Search this
horse  Search this
Period of Division (220 - 589)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1946.23
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37b520400-8b4d-4487-84a4-ad4114855cb5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1946.23

Gold repousse headdress ornament of standing Buddhist figure

Medium:
Gold with gemstones
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 9.3 x 5.6 x 1 cm (3 11/16 x 2 3/16 x 3/8 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
16th-17th century
Period:
Ming dynasty
Topic:
chasing  Search this
repoussé  Search this
inlay (process)  Search this
piercing  Search this
metal  Search this
Buddhism  Search this
Buddha  Search this
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)  Search this
urna  Search this
prayer beads  Search this
China  Search this
mandorla  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1946.3
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye35fd5d4f6-17cd-4288-8d72-4ce4a7334fc7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1946.3
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Mirror with Queen Mother of the West (Xiwangmu) and Duke Father of the East (Dongwanggong)

Medium:
Iron with gold sheet and traces of silk
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 1.8 x 16.6 x 16.6 cm (11/16 x 6 9/16 x 6 9/16 in)
Type:
Mirror
Origin:
China
Date:
25-220
Period:
Eastern Han dynasty
Topic:
casting  Search this
metal-cutting  Search this
repoussé  Search this
inlay (process)  Search this
embossing  Search this
metal  Search this
iron  Search this
Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)  Search this
Eastern Han dynasty (25 - 220)  Search this
Queen Mother of the West  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Duke Father of the East  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1946.7
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37707af75-2dc3-4fe6-ab9b-f240ba0e1489
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1946.7

Armlet or Anklet

Medium:
Gold
Dimensions:
H x W: 12.9 x 10.8 cm (5 1/16 x 4 1/4 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
Syria
Date:
11th century
Period:
Fatimid period
Topic:
chasing  Search this
granulation (metal decorating)  Search this
repoussé  Search this
metal  Search this
gold  Search this
Fatimid period (909 - 1171)  Search this
kufic script  Search this
Syria  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
wirework  Search this
filigree  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1948.25
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3fa83dbc7-5685-4be7-b546-235d19285c65
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1948.25
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Rosewater bottle

Medium:
Silver gilt
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 24.9 x 12 x 12 cm (9 13/16 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iran
Date:
early 12th century
Period:
Buyid period
Topic:
niello  Search this
gilding  Search this
chasing  Search this
repoussé  Search this
metal  Search this
silver  Search this
Buyid period (932 - 1062)  Search this
kufic script  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1950.5
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Freer Gallery 03: Engaging the Senses
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye35337efa8-ce44-4b07-ba3e-91ab903c4ba7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1950.5
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Candlestick (modern forgery)

Artist:
Abu'l-Fath 'Ali ibn Fadl al  Search this
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
H x W: 57.1 × 57.2 cm (22 1/2 × 22 1/2 in)
Type:
Furniture and Furnishing
Origin:
Iran
Date:
early 20th century
Topic:
chasing  Search this
repoussé  Search this
hammering  Search this
metal  Search this
silver  Search this
forgery  Search this
kufic script  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1951.8
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye32c5890c1-daae-41f6-a0fb-92bfff51563b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1951.8

Incense Cabinet

Medium:
Lacquer on wood with gold and silver
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 20.6 x 16.8 x 24.5 cm (8 1/8 x 6 5/8 x 9 5/8 in)
Type:
Furniture and Furnishing
Origin:
Japan
Date:
19th century
Period:
Edo period or Meiji era
Topic:
chasing  Search this
repoussé  Search this
punching  Search this
lacquer  Search this
landscape  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
Meiji era (1868 - 1912)  Search this
Japan  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1954.18a-d
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3849be5d0-77fa-4fb7-9f8f-ca9e60a69582
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1954.18a-d
Online Media:

Lobed mirror with birds, animals, and floral scrolls

Medium:
Cast bronze and applied silver plaque with repoussé, chased, and ring-punched decoration and mercury gilding
Dimensions:
Diam x D: 24.7 x 1.6 cm (9 3/4 x 5/8 in)
Type:
Mirror
Origin:
China
Date:
late 7th–first half of the 8th century
Period:
Early or mid-Tang dynasty
Topic:
casting  Search this
gilding  Search this
chasing  Search this
repoussé  Search this
punching  Search this
metal  Search this
bronze  Search this
flower  Search this
phoenix  Search this
lion  Search this
horse  Search this
Tang dynasty (618 - 907)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1954.22
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Freer Gallery 16: Center of the World: China and the Silk Road
Related Online Resources:
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3dea065b0-e377-4361-9357-b275ac4034a7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1954.22

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