Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

H x Diam: 26.4 × 15.1 cm (10 3/8 × 5 15/16 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

China

Date:

ca. 12th century BCE

Period:

Shang dynasty

Description:

Ceremonial vessel of the type "gu," with a wooden stand.

Surface: a blackish patina, partly incrusted with a rich malachite green.

Decoration: in low relief.

Provenance:

To 1911

Riu Cheng Chai, Beijing, to 1911 [1]

From 1911 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Riu Cheng Chai in 1911 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 206, 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:

Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

Previous custodian or owner:

Riu Cheng Chai (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1911.51

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

On View:

Freer Gallery 13: Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China

Related Online Resources:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3069b0759-3c0f-4e90-ae3e-37974c9398ad

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1911.51