Medium:

Gold

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 7.5 x 12.1 x 1.6 cm (2 15/16 x 4 3/4 x 5/8 in)

Type:

Jewelry and Ornament

Origin:

China

Date:

220-589

Period:

Period of Division

Description:

A pair of plaques. Each a thin sheet of gold with a winged horse in repoussé relief; vine patterns in background; surrounding double band of V pattern; fragments of plaster adhering to backs.

Provenance:

To 1946

Tonying and Company, New York. [1]

From 1946

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

Notes:

[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Special Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1946 (August 7, 1946 to January 7, 1947)

Previous custodian or owner:

Tonying and Company 通運公司 (established 1902)

Topic:

horse  Search this

Period of Division (220 - 589)  Search this

China  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1946.23

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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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/ye37b520400-8b4d-4487-84a4-ad4114855cb5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1946.23