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Catalog Data

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 10.6 x 4 x 0.2 cm (4 3/16 x 1 9/16 x 1/16 in)
Type:
Ceremonial Object
Origin:
China
Date:
ca. 1050-771 BCE
Period:
Western Zhou dynasty
Provenance:
To 1914
Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1914 [1]
From 1914 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1914 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Reserved Miscellaneous List, R. 5680, pg. 7, Freer Galley 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:
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 771 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:
F1914.103
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
Related Online Resources:
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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/ye390ed6bdb-7b94-42ec-bbbc-a59ad6287786
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1914.103