Medium:

Bronze with gilding

Dimensions:

H x W: 7.3 x 14.1 cm (2 7/8 x 5 9/16 in)

Type:

Sculpture

Origin:

China

Date:

618-907

Period:

Tang dynasty

Provenance:

To 1919

You Xiaoxi (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1919 [1]

1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi in 1919 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 1442, 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

Previous custodian or owner:

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:

F1919.63

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

Related Online Resources:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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EDAN-URL:

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