Medium:

Jade

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 5 x 6.8 x 2.2 cm (1 15/16 x 2 11/16 x 7/8 in)

Type:

Jewelry and Ornament

Origin:

China

Date:

17th century

Period:

Ming dynasty

Provenance:

To 1916

Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1916 [1]

From 1916 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Wang Jiantang in 1916 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Reserved Miscellaneous List, R. 6607, pg. 14, 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:

Wang Jiantang 王鑑堂 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1916.627

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

Related Online Resources:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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