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Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H x W: 36.9 x 54.3 cm (14 1/2 x 21 3/8 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
China
Date:
19th century
Period:
Qing dynasty
Description:
Figure of a guardian lion, with black and green patina; grayish earth incrustation.
Provenance:
To 1907
Unidentified owner, China, to 1907 [1]
From 1907 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased in China from an unidentified owner in 1907 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 26, 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:
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
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Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1907.31
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/ye329dc5d4d-9854-475c-b555-7ec99a133c0b
EDAN-URL:
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