Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

H x Diam: 20.8 × 5.1 cm (8 3/16 × 2 in)

Type:

Tool and Equipment

Origin:

Anyang, probably Henan province, China

Date:

ca. 1100-1050 BCE

Period:

Late Shang dynasty, late Anyang period

Provenance:

To 1911

Riu Gu Sai, Beijing, to 1911 [1]

From 1911 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Riu Gu Sai 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. 247, 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:

Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings (February 25, 2023 to April 28, 2024)

Chinese Art (February 18, 1983 to April 1, 1987)

Chinese Art (June 15, 1982 to September 24, 1982)

Chinese Art (March 15, 1982 to June 15, 1982)

Chinese Art (March 9, 1981 to March 12, 1982)

Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)

Previous custodian or owner:

Riu Gu Sai (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

casting  Search this

metal  Search this

bronze  Search this

Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE)  Search this

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)  Search this

China  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1911.92

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

See more items in:

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/ye3bb8ec6bf-cb03-4e43-a291-e0ffe80b6c6b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1911.92