Crouching tiger

National Museum of Asian Art
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Object Details

Provenance
To 1911
Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1911 [1]
From 1911 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1911 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, pg. 96, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[2] See note 1.
[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
220-266
Period
Period of Division
Accession Number
F1911.32a-b
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Jewelry and Ornament
Medium
Jade (?)
Dimensions
H x W: 3.4 x 8.3 cm (1 5/16 x 3 1/4 in)
Origin
China
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Topic
tiger
Period of Division (220 - 589)
China
Chinese Art
Record ID
fsg_F1911.32a-b
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3ca31a31e-e901-4473-b1e6-4621ff09bd33
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