Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

H x W: 2.6 x 2.2 cm (1 x 7/8 in)

Type:

Jewelry and Ornament

Origin:

Korea

Date:

12th-13th century

Period:

Goryeo period

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. 997, 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:

F1916.732

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

Related Online Resources:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3b8a65acf-8527-4b22-a7a6-44b5b1f3c6fa

EDAN-URL:

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