Medium:

High tin bronze

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 15.1 x 1.4 x 0.8 cm (5 15/16 x 9/16 x 5/16 in)

Type:

Tool and Equipment

Origin:

China

Date:

618-907

Period:

Tang 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

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

Notes:

[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Bronze List, S.I. 792, 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:

Lai-Yuan & Company (ca. 1915-April 1921) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

Tang dynasty (618 - 907)  Search this

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1915.241

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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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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