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Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Diam x D: 22.1 x 1.4 cm (8 11/16 x 9/16 in)
Type:
Mirror
Origin:
China or Japan
Date:
2nd-3rd century
Period:
Eastern Han dynasty or Period of Division
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. 112, 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
Exhibition History:
Chinese Art (February 18, 1983 to April 1, 1987)
Previous custodian or owner:
Count Tanaka (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
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Eastern Han dynasty (25 - 220)  Search this
Period of Division (220 - 589)  Search this
Japan  Search this
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Chinese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1909.341a-b
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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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/ye3ba6c19fb-9f54-4cf0-83ed-00c722af0dd2
EDAN-URL:
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