Artist:

Fang Jiekan (1903-1987)  Search this

Wu Zijian (born 1947)  Search this

Medium:

Bamboo

Dimensions:

H x W x D (overall): 3 x 2.3 x 3.8 cm (1 3/16 x 7/8 x 1 1/2 in)

Type:

Tool and Equipment

Origin:

China

Date:

1964; recarved in 1972

Provenance:

From 1964 to 1997

Xie Zhiliu (1910-1997), commissioned carving from Fang Jiekan in 1964 [1]

From 1997 to 1998

Chen Peiqiu (born 1922), widow of Xie Zhiliu [2]

From 1998

Freer Gallery of Art, given by Chen Peiqiu in 1998 [3]

Notes:

[1] Curatorial Remarks, Joseph Chang, May 1, 1998.

[2] See note 1.

[3] See note 1.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

Xie Zhiliu 謝稚柳 (1910-1997)

Chen Peiqiu (born 1922)

Topic:

Modern period (1912 - present)  Search this

China  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of the Xie Family

Accession Number:

F1998.76.75

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

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/ye31648943d-f393-410c-af7e-26f82e6870d8

EDAN-URL:

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