H x W x D: 3.4 x 7.9 x 0.5 cm (1 5/16 x 3 1/8 x 3/16 in)
Culture:
Liangzhu culture, ca. 3300-ca. 2250 BCE Search this
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
Lake Tai region, China
Date:
ca. 3300-2250 BCE
Period:
Late Neolithic period
Description:
Ornament; pendant of irregular shape with slightly concave edges and indented base; semicircular projection on top with two small conical perforations; semitranslucent, light green with profuse cloudy white decomposition; mirror-like luster; tool mark on one side; sharp edges.
Acquired with a box, now lost.
Provenance:
Reportedly excavated in Shaanxi province, China [1]
To 1917
You Xiaoxi (late 19th–early 20th century), Shanghai, China to 1917 [2]
From 1917 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854–1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi in 1917 [3]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
Notes:
[1] According to Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.
[2] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1322, p. 302, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[3] See note 2.
[4] 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
Exhibition History:
Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
Ancient Chinese Jades and Bronzes (November 20, 2010 to January 3, 2016)
Studies in Connoisseurship 1923-1983 (September 23, 1983 to March 1, 1984)
Ancient Chinese Jade (September 4, 1980 to March 6, 1981)
Previous custodian or owner:
You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
Late Neolithic period (ca. 5000 - ca. 1700 BCE) Search this
