H x W x D (overall): 1.6 x 1 x 0.8 cm (5/8 x 3/8 x 5/16 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
Korea
Date:
57 BCE-668 CE
Period:
Three Kingdoms period
Provenance:
Reportedly excavated at Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do province, Korea [1]
To 1917
Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1917 [2]
From 1917 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1917 [3]
From 1920
The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
Notes:
[1] According to information provided by Yamanaka and Company (see Curatorial Remarks by H.E. Buckman, 1964, and Louise Cort, July 23, 2010, in the object record).
[2] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1270, 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
Previous custodian or owner:
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE - 676 CE) Search this
