Medium:

Bronze with gilding

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 11.3 x 10.8 x 8.7 cm (4 7/16 x 4 1/4 x 3 7/16 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

China

Date:

206 BCE-220 CE

Period:

Han dynasty

Description:

Surface: originally gilded, partly worn away; areas of dark green patina.

Decoration: in low relief.

Provenance:

To 1915

Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1915 [1]

From 1915 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York 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. 646, 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:

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:

F1915.73

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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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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