H x W x D: 18.9 x 16.1 x 6 cm (7 7/16 x 6 5/16 x 2 3/8 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
China
Date:
618-907
Period:
Tang dynasty
Description:
Clay: terracotta, hard baked.
Decoration: molded in relief. Traces of green and black paint and gilt.
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 Miscellaneous List, S.I. 150, 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.
