Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 35.3 x 24.8 x 23.3 cm (13 7/8 x 9 3/4 x 9 3/16 in)

Type:

Metalwork

Vessel

Origin:

Luoyang, Henan province, China

Date:

ca. 1050-975 BCE

Period:

Early Western Zhou dynasty

Previous custodian or owner:

Tonying and Company 通運公司

Provenance:

To 1930

Tonying and Company, New York, to 1930 [1]

From 1930

Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Tonying and Company, New York, in 1930 [2]

Notes:

[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.

[2] See note 1.

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Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1930.54a-b

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

Related Online Resources:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye335879a27-d65c-4ae1-a94e-ee0429770c86

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1930.54a-b