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Catalog Data

Medium:
Jade
Dimensions:
Diam x D: 16.6 x 0.7 cm (6 9/16 x 1/4 in)
Type:
Ceremonial Object
Origin:
China
Date:
1644-1911
Period:
Qing dynasty
Provenance:
Reportedly excavated at Hsia Hsi, Chekiang [1]
Duanfang (1861-1911) [2]
To 1919
You Xiaoxi (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai to 1919 [3]
1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi in 1919 [4]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [5]
Notes:
[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record states: "Formerly in the collection of the Viceroy Tuan Fang and said to have been excavated at Hsia Hsi, Chekiang."
[2] See note 1.
[3] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1416, pg. 334, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[4] See note 3.
[5] 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:
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork (March 14, 1931 to March 22, 1943)
Previous custodian or owner:
Duanfang 端方 (1861-1911)
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:
F1919.37
Restrictions & Rights:
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3bb70d257-d3a4-4798-a9f5-6f57cf6b8e89
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1919.37