Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 6.2 x 2.5 x 0.8 cm (2 7/16 x 1 x 5/16 in)

Type:

Sculpture

Origin:

China

Date:

618-907

Period:

Tang dynasty

Provenance:

To 1909

Ta Ge Chung, Beijing, to 1909 [1]

From 1909 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Ta Ge Chung in 1909 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 104, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

See also, Accession List, Collections Management office.

[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:

Ta Ge Chung (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1909.272

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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