Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

H x W: 14.2 x 7.2 cm (5 9/16 x 2 13/16 in)

Type:

Musical Instrument

Origin:

China

Date:

ca. 1300-950 BCE

Period:

Late Shang dynasty, Anyang period or early Western Zhou 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] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Bronze List, S.I. 977, 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:

Resound: Ancient Bells of China (October 14, 2017 - July 5, 2021)

Previous custodian or owner:

Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)  Search this

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1916.459

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:

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EDAN-URL:

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