Medium:

Jade (nephrite)

Dimensions:

H x W: 8.4 x 23.1 cm (3 5/16 x 9 1/8 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

China

Date:

1368-1644

Period:

Ming dynasty

Provenance:

To 1917

You Xiaoxi (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1917 [1]

From 1917 to 1919

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

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1311, 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:

You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (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:

F1917.371

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

Related Online Resources:

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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:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye39ece6479-0006-477a-b70a-96902699545d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1917.371