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Medium:
Grey marble with traces of pigment
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 19.3 x 96.4 x 15.9 cm (7 5/8 x 37 15/16 x 6 1/4 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
Probably Ce xian, Henan province, China
Date:
550-577
Period:
Period of Division, Northern Qi dynasty
Provenance:
To 1915
Lai-Yuan and Company, New York to 1915 [1]
From 1915 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Lai-Yuan and Company in 1915 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 683, pg. 163, 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:
Center of the World: China and the Silk Road (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
Silk Road Exhibition (August 18 to December 25, 2011)
Silk Road Luxuries from China (November 5, 2011 to January 3, 2016)
Virtue and Entertainment: Chinese Music in the Visual Arts (October 1, 2005 to May 29, 2006)
Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)
Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 17 (November 17, 1955 to January 1, 1963)
Stone Sculpture, Gallery 17, 1923 (May 2, 1923 to November 17, 1955)
Previous custodian or owner:
Lai-Yuan & Company (ca. 1915-April 1921) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
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Period of Division (220 - 589)  Search this
Northern Qi dynasty (550 - 577)  Search this
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China  Search this
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Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1915.109
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
On View:
Freer Gallery 16: Center of the World: China and the Silk Road
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
The Sogdians
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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/ye37b9aa091-de51-4c78-ae68-b777132a73c6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1915.109