Medium:

Jade (nephrite)

Dimensions:

Diam x D: 18.6 x 0.5 cm (7 5/16 x 3/16 in)

Diam (hole): 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in)

Type:

Ceremonial Object

Origin:

China

Date:

475-221 BCE

Period:

Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period

Provenance:

To 1918

Wang Jiantang, Shanghai, to 1918 [1]

From 1918 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854–1919), purchased from Wang Jiantang, in New York, NY, in 1918 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1355, p. 313, 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

Exhibition History:

Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

Ancient Chinese Jades and Bronzes (November 20, 2010 to January 3, 2016)

Chinese Art (February 18, 1983 to April 1, 1987)

Chinese Art (March 15, 1982 to June 15, 1982)

Chinese Art (March 9, 1981 to March 12, 1982)

Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)

Previous custodian or owner:

Wang Jiantang 王鑑堂 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

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Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1918.27

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

On View:

Freer Gallery 19: Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades

Related Online Resources:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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