Medium:

Bronze

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

China

Provenance:

To 1960

Simon Kriger, Washington DC [1]

From 1960

Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Simon Kriger, Washington DC [2]

Notes:

[1] The piece arrived from China in a broken condition, and figured in a law suit for damages in shipment. See Curatorial Remarks 1 and 2 in the object record.

[2] The vessel was purchased from Simon Kriger as a study piece.

Collection:

Freer Study Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

Simon Kriger (1900-1985)

Topic:

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Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

FSC-B-9

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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/ye3cc7885cf-bf82-459f-94b9-25fb6e3a4aaa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_FSC-B-9