Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

H x W: 32.8 x 32.4 cm (12 15/16 x 12 3/4 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

China

Date:

ca. 2nd century BCE

Period:

Western Han dynasty

Description:

Ceremonial vessel, type pien-hu. Stopper.

Surface: emerald green patina with areas of bronze visible.

Decoration: in low and counter-sunk relief.

Provenance:

To 1909

Count Tanaka, to 1909 [1]

From 1909 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Count Tanaka through Samurai Shokai, Yokohama, 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. 90, 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:

Count Tanaka (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

Western Han dynasty (206 BCE - 9 CE)  Search this

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1909.335a-b

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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EDAN-URL:

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