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Ornament in the form of a feline-like animal on a foot-shaped stand
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Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H x W: 4.6 x 3.5 cm (1 13/16 x 1 3/8 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
Inner Mongolia/Ordos, China
Date:
206 BCE-220 CE
Period:
Han dynasty
Provenance:
To 1916
Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1916 [1]
From 1916 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1916 [2]]
From 1920
The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 969, 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)
Topic:
casting
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Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)
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Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1916.451
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
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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/ye3eabcf084-7dee-434e-b405-17b8bb5513f1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1916.451
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