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Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H: 25.2 cm (9 15/16 in)
Type:
Tool and Equipment
Origin:
Korea
Date:
12th-13th century
Period:
Goryeo period
Provenance:
Reportedly excavated at Gaeseong, Hwanghaebuk-do province, Korea [1]
To 1917
Mr. S. Yamanaka (Yamanaka & Company), Kyoto, to 1917 [2]
From 1917 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Mr. S. Yamanaka, through 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 Remark 4, H.E. Buckman, 1964, in the object record. See also, F1917.306.2a-f, Curatorial Remark 1, Louise Cort, July 6, 2010, in the object record.
[2] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Bronze List, S.I. 1271, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. For further details regarding the gift, see F1917.306.2a-f, Curatorial Remark 2, Louise Cort, July 8, 2010, in the object record.
[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:
Goryeo period (918 - 1392)  Search this
Korea  Search this
Korean Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1917.593a-b
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/ye34307d191-df76-40d6-a793-56d05b16c871
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1917.593a-b