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Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H x W: 5.8 x 5.4 cm (2 5/16 x 2 1/8 in)
Type:
Tool and Equipment
Origin:
China
Date:
206 BCE-220 CE
Period:
Han dynasty
Provenance:
To 1915
Yamanaka & Company, to 1915 [1]
From 1915 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1915 [2]
From 1920
The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 655, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.
[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)
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Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1915.328
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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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/ye39cec30ee-ea61-4f1b-8a4a-afc9a19f686d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1915.328