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view Pendant in the form of a dragon with incised irregular curls digital asset number 1

Pendant in the form of a dragon with incised irregular curls

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D (overall): 1.5 x 13 x 0.5 cm (9/16 x 5 1/8 x 3/16 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
China
Date:
475-221 BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
Topic:
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
dragon  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
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The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S2012.9.1352
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view Vessel digital asset number 1

Vessel

Medium:
Jade
Dimensions:
H x W x D (overall): 10 x 41 x 14 cm (3 15/16 x 16 1/8 x 5 1/2 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
China
Date:
3rd-2nd century BCE
Period:
Late Eastern Zhou or Western Han dynasty
Topic:
jade  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Western Han dynasty (206 BCE - 9 CE)  Search this
China  Search this
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The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution  Search this
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The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S2012.9.1458
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view Pendant with mask, fragment digital asset number 1

Pendant with mask, fragment

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D (overall): 3.6 x 1.7 x 0.5 cm (1 7/16 x 11/16 x 3/16 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
Shou xian, purportedly found at Anhui province, China
Date:
475-221 BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
Topic:
carving  Search this
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
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The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S2012.9.1474
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view Pendant in the form of a bird digital asset number 1

Pendant in the form of a bird

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D (overall): 2.3 x 6 x 0.6 cm (2 3/8 x 7/8 x 1/4 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
ca. 1050-ca. 950 BCE
Period:
Western Zhou dynasty
Topic:
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
bird  Search this
Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 771 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
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The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S2012.9.1543
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view Pendant in the form of a dragon digital asset number 1

Pendant in the form of a dragon

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D (overall): 2.1 × 3.4 × 0.8 cm (13/16 × 1 5/16 × 5/16 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
ca. 1050-ca. 950 BCE
Period:
Western Zhou dynasty
Topic:
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
dragon  Search this
Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 771 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
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The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution  Search this
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The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S2012.9.1547
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view Wine cup (erbei) with an animal and stylized clouds digital asset number 1

Wine cup (erbei) with an animal and stylized clouds

Medium:
Black and red lacquer on wood core
Dimensions:
H x W x D (overall): 4.7 x 17.1 x 12.9 cm (1 7/8 x 6 3/4 x 5 1/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
China
Date:
3rd century BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty to Qin dynasty, Warring States period
Topic:
lacquer  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Qin dynasty (221 - 206 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
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The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S2012.9.1587
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view Ear cup digital asset number 1

Ear cup

Medium:
Lacquer
Dimensions:
H x W x D (overall): 5.2 x 16.3 x 12.8 cm (2 1/16 x 6 7/16 x 5 1/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
China
Date:
2nd century BCE
Period:
Western Han dynasty
Topic:
lacquer  Search this
Western Han dynasty (206 BCE - 9 CE)  Search this
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The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution  Search this
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The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S2012.9.1591
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view Lidded cosmetic box (lian) digital asset number 1

Lidded cosmetic box (lian)

Medium:
Box: Black and red lacquer on wood core; contents: wood, human hair, silk, and other organic materials
Dimensions:
H x Diam (a): 8.2 x 26.1 cm (3 1/4 x 10 1/4 in)
Type:
Container
Origin:
Probably Changsha, Hunan province, China
Date:
3rd-2nd century BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty to Western Han dynasty, Warring States period
Topic:
lacquer  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Western Han dynasty (206 BCE - 9 CE)  Search this
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The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S2012.9.1596a-b
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view Ram digital asset number 1

Ram

Medium:
Gilt bronze
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 2.7 x 3.1 x 1.2 cm (1 1/16 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
206 BCE-220 CE
Period:
Han dynasty
Topic:
casting  Search this
gilding  Search this
metal  Search this
bronze  Search this
Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)  Search this
sheep  Search this
China  Search this
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miniature  Search this
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The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S2012.9.1609
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view Ornament in the form of an animal head and crest, reworked from a tube (<em>cong</em> 琮) digital asset number 1

Ornament in the form of an animal head and crest, reworked from a tube (cong 琮)

Medium:
Jade (neprhite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 7.2 × 7.4 × 3.2 cm (2 13/16 × 2 15/16 × 1 1/4 in)
Type:
Ceremonial Object
Origin:
Anyang, probably Henan province, China
Date:
ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
Period:
Late Shang dynasty, Anyang period
Topic:
jade  Search this
Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
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The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution  Search this
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The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S2012.9.165
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Sackler Gallery 23b: Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings
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view Attachment (pushou) digital asset number 1

Attachment (pushou)

Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H x W x D (overall): 14 x 11.2 x 7.3 cm (5 1/2 x 4 7/16 x 2 7/8 in)
Type:
Tool and Equipment
Origin:
China
Date:
4th-late 3rd century BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
Topic:
casting  Search this
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bronze  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
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The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution  Search this
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The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S2012.9.1659
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view Covered box, one of a pair with S2012.9.1747.2a-b digital asset number 1

Covered box, one of a pair with S2012.9.1747.2a-b

Medium:
Silver with gilding
Dimensions:
H x Diam (overall): 8 x 11.3 cm (3 1/8 x 4 7/16 in)
Type:
Container
Origin:
China
Date:
3rd century BCE
Period:
Late Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
Topic:
casting  Search this
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silver  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
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The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S2012.9.1747.1a-b
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view Covered box, one of a pair with S2012.9.1747.1a-b digital asset number 1

Covered box, one of a pair with S2012.9.1747.1a-b

Medium:
Silver with gilding
Dimensions:
H x Diam (overall): 8 x 11.3 cm (3 1/8 x 4 7/16 in)
Type:
Container
Origin:
China
Date:
3rd century BCE
Period:
Late Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
Topic:
casting  Search this
gilding  Search this
metal  Search this
silver  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
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The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
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S2012.9.1747.2a-b
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view Stirrup digital asset number 1

Stirrup

Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H x W x D (overall): 10 x 12 x 4.2 cm (3 15/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 5/8 in)
Type:
Tool and Equipment
Origin:
China
Date:
3rd-2nd century BCE
Period:
Western Han dynasty
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casting  Search this
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The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S2012.9.1869
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view Incense burner in the form of a lotus, with rooster finial digital asset number 1

Incense burner in the form of a lotus, with rooster finial

Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H x Diam (overall): 14 x 10.7 cm (5 1/2 x 4 3/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
China
Date:
2nd century BCE
Period:
Western Han dynasty
Topic:
casting  Search this
metal  Search this
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Western Han dynasty (206 BCE - 9 CE)  Search this
lotus  Search this
incense  Search this
chicken  Search this
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The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S2012.9.1875
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view Spear hilt with fragmentary blade digital asset number 1

Spear hilt with fragmentary blade

Medium:
Bronze, with traces of pigment, and iron
Dimensions:
H x W x D (overall): 14.3 x 7.1 x 2.4 cm (5 5/8 x 2 13/16 x 15/16 in)
Type:
Weapon and Armament
Origin:
China
Date:
late 3rd-1st century BCE
Period:
Western Han dynasty
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casting  Search this
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The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S2012.9.1999
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view Interlocking mechanism (knife handle?) digital asset number 1

Interlocking mechanism (knife handle?)

Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H (overall): 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
late 6th-early 5th century BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty
Topic:
casting  Search this
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The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S2012.9.2022
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view Plaque in the form of addorsed dragons with dragon interlace digital asset number 1

Plaque in the form of addorsed dragons with dragon interlace

Medium:
Bronze with gold foil
Dimensions:
H x W x D (overall): 13.1 x 9.5 x 0.1 cm (5 3/16 x 3 3/4 x 1/16 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
6th-5th century BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period-early Warring States period
Topic:
casting  Search this
repoussé  Search this
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bronze  Search this
dragon  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Spring and Autumn period (770 - 476 BCE)  Search this
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Accession Number:
S2012.9.2076
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view Mirror digital asset number 1

Mirror

Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H x Diam (overall): 0.5 x 17.5 cm (3/16 x 6 7/8 in)
Type:
Mirror
Origin:
China
Date:
1st century
Period:
Western Han or Eastern Han dynasty
Topic:
casting  Search this
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Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)  Search this
Western Han dynasty (206 BCE - 9 CE)  Search this
Eastern Han dynasty (25 - 220)  Search this
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The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S2012.9.2102
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edanmdm:fsg_S2012.9.2102
view Spear point digital asset number 1

Spear point

Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H x W x D (overall): 15.4 x 2.3 x 2.6 cm (6 1/16 x 7/8 x 1 in)
Type:
Weapon and Armament
Origin:
China
Date:
late 3rd century BCE-early 3rd century CE
Period:
Han dynasty
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casting  Search this
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bronze  Search this
Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)  Search this
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The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Credit Line:
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S2012.9.2152
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
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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/ye3b0b16404-c520-4edc-8d1b-6c6ee1826138
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S2012.9.2152

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