Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 4 x 12.3 x 9.3 cm (1 9/16 x 4 13/16 x 3 11/16 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Korea

Date:

13th-14th century

Period:

Goryeo period

Description:

Cup: dragon-head handle attached.

Surface: mottled black patina; spots of green aerugo.

Provenance:

To 1917

Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1917 [1]

From 1917 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York 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 Bronze List, S.I. 1268, 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:

dragon  Search this

Goryeo period (918 - 1392)  Search this

Korea  Search this

Korean Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1917.305

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye371e2a35a-8786-4e86-92e2-3f3a797ea178

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1917.305