H x W x D: 24.4 x 20.5 x 20 cm (9 5/8 x 8 1/16 x 7 7/8 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
China
Date:
ca. 1050-975 BCE
Period:
Western Zhou dynasty
Provenance:
?-1957
C. T. Loo, INC., Paris, possibly by transfer from C. T. Loo & Cie., Paris [1]
1957-1962
C. T. Loo family, from C. T. Loo, INC., Paris, by inheritance [2]
By 1962
J. T. Tai & Co., New York, purchased from C. T. Loo family, Paris [3]
1962
Jen Chai Art Gallery, Inc., New York, by transfer from J. T. Tai & Co., New York [4]
By 1965-1987
Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), purchased from Jen Chai Art Gallery, through J. T. Tai & Co., New York [5]
From 1987
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Arthur M. Sackler [6]
Notes:
[1] See object file for copy of J. T. Tai & Co. stock record for “1 Bronze Ting, Chou Dynasty”, stock no. A-163, purchased from the Loo Family, Paris, October 17, 1962. C. T. Loo (1880-1957) was one of the most prominent and well-known figures in the world of Chinese art in the first half of the twentieth century. Loo owned and operated eponymous galleries in New York and Paris, where he offered Chinese, Indian, and South Asian antiquities for study and sale.?C. T. Loo formed C. T. Loo, INC. in 1948, when he lost access to trade in mainland China.?
[2] See note 1.
[3] See notes 1 and 4.
J. T. Tai (1911-1992), was an incredibly important dealer in Chinese antiquities whose influence shaped American collections of Chinese art throughout the second half of the twentieth century. He began his career in China, and in early 1950 he emigrated to New York City with the help of C. T. Loo. Tai established himself as an independent dealer and opened a gallery on Madison Avenue by the autumn of 1950.
[4] See object file for copy of Jen Chai Art Gallery, Inc., New York, a subsidiary of J. T. Tai & Co., New York, with the Loo Family recorded as the sellers. See also note 1, where “Reported to Jen Chai Jan/65” is written in the “Sales Record” portion of the stock record. See also note 1.
[5] See object file for copy of J. T. Tai & Co., invoice for stock no. A-163 to Arthur M. Sackler, dated March 24, 1965. See also note 1, and note 4, where “Charged to J. T. Tai & Co., Inc., Jan. 1965” and “Jan. 30 /65 Park #2” is written in the Sales Record of the stock record form.
[6] Pursuant to the agreement between Arthur M. Sackler and the Smithsonian Institution, dated July 28, 1982, legal title of the donated objects was transferred to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery on September 11, 1987. Dr. Arthur M. Sackler was a physician, medical publisher, pharmaceutical marketer, and collector of Asian art. See also note 5.
Research updated May 11, 2023
Collection:
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Exhibition History:
In Praise of Ancestors: Ritual Objects from China (September 28, 1987 to January 1, 1989)
