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Object Details
- Provenance
- Reportedly excavated in Lo-yang, Honan [1]
- Wu Dacheng (1835-1902) [2]
- To 1919
- You Xiaoxi (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1919 [3]
- 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi, in New York, in 1919 [4]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [5]
- Notes:
- [1] According to Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record: "Formerly in the collection of Wu Ta Ch'eng of Kiangsu, and said to have been excavated at Lo-yang, Honan."
- [2] See note 1.
- [3] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1406, pg. 330, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- [4] See note 3.
- [5] 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
- Exhibition History
- Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
- Ancient Chinese Jades and Bronzes (November 20, 2010 to January 3, 2016)
- Chinese Art (February 18, 1983 to April 1, 1987)
- Chinese Art (March 15, 1982 to June 15, 1982)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Wu Dacheng 吳大澂 (1835-1902)
- You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- Culture
- Liangzhu culture, ca. 3300-ca. 2250 BCE
- ca. 3300-2250 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic period
- Accession Number
- F1919.27
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Ceremonial Object
- Medium
- Jade (nephrite)
- Dimensions
- Diam x D: 16 x 1.2 cm (6 1/4 x 1/2 in)
- Diam (hole): 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in)
- Origin
- Lake Tai region, China
- On View
- Freer Gallery 19: Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- Jades for Life and Death
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- jade
- nephrite
- Late Neolithic period (ca. 5000 - ca. 1700 BCE)
- China
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1919.27
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3283e487d-0a97-4d27-849a-1e9e2625b096
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