Medium:

Iron

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 30.2 × 10 × 11.6 cm (11 7/8 × 3 15/16 × 4 9/16 in)

Type:

Sculpture

Origin:

China

Date:

960-1279 or later

Period:

Song dynasty or later

Provenance:

To 1911

Unidentified owner, Honan-fu, China, to 1911 [1]

From 1911 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from an unidentified owner at Honan-fu in 1911 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Reserved Miscellaneous List, R. 5287, 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:

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1911.590

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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