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Catalog Data

Medium:
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions:
Diam x D: 4.6 × 0.1 cm (1 13/16 × 1/16 in)
Diam (hole): 1 cm (3/8 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
China
Date:
ca. 600-476 BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period
Provenance:
To 1959
Abel William Bahr (1877-1959), Shanghai, China; London, England; Montreal, Canada; New York, NY; and Ridgefield, Connecticut [1]
1959-1963
Edna Bahr (1907-1986) by inheritance upon the death of Abel William Bahr [2]
From 1963 to 1987
Arthur M. Sackler, New York, NY, purchased from the Bahr Collection in 1963 [3]
From 1987
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler on September 11, 1987 [4]
Notes:
[1] According to information provided by the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, October 9, 2009.
[2] Edna Bahr inherited upon the death of her father, Abel William Bahr. Edna Bahr divided the collection, making gifts to museums and selling to private collectors. She sold several pieces to Arthur M. Sackler in 1963.
[3] See #300: "Pair slit disk. Tan plain" on list provided by the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, October 9, 2009, copy in object file.
[4] Pursuant to the agreement between Dr. 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.
Collection:
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Exhibition History:
In Praise of Ancestors: Ritual Objects from China (September 28, 1987 to January 1, 1989)
Previous custodian or owner:
Abel William Bahr (1877-1959)
Edna H. Bahr (1907-1986)
Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)
Topic:
carving  Search this
jade  Search this
nephrite  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Spring and Autumn period (770 - 476 BCE)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S1987.500
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/ye3b1d384e3-96ac-4738-9677-90b9f71f53ba
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1987.500