Medium:

Jade

Dimensions:

H x W: 25.8 x 6.6 cm (10 3/16 x 2 5/8 in)

Type:

Ceremonial Object

Origin:

China

Date:

1644-1911

Period:

Qing dynasty

Provenance:

To 1917

Li Wenqing of Shanghai (late 19th-early 20th century), to 1917 [1]

From 1917 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Li Wenqing in 1917 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Miscellaneous List, pg. 249, 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:

Li Wenqing 李文卿 (ca. 1869-1931) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1917.29

Restrictions & Rights:

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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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