One of a pair of tigers, possibly the base supports for a bell stand
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Object Details
- Description
- A tiger: an open hollow chamber in the center. Surface: a green patina; traces of earth adhesions. Decoration: cast in low relief.
- Provenance
- To 1935
- Tonying and Company, New York. [1]
- From 1935
- Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Tonying and Company, New York. [2]
- Notes:
- [1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record. See also Curatorial Remark 9 in the object record.
- [2] See note 1.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Resound: Ancient Bells of China (October 14, 2017 - July 5, 2021)
- Ancient Chinese Jades and Bronzes (November 20, 2010 to January 3, 2016)
- Chinese Metalwork (May 9, 1993 to March 21, 1997)
- Chinese Art (February 18, 1983 to April 1, 1987)
- Chinese Art (June 15, 1982 to September 24, 1982)
- Chinese Art (March 15, 1982 to June 15, 1982)
- Chinese Art (March 9, 1981 to March 12, 1982)
- Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)
- Chinese Bronze, Jade, Marble (March 1, 1957 to January 1, 1963)
- Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 14 and 15 (February 25, 1956 to March 1, 1957)
- Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Jade and Bronze (August 26, 1955 to October 25, 1955)
- Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1955 (October 24, 1955 to February 25, 1956)
- Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1945 (January 9, 1945 to August 20, 1955)
- Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1944 (December 13, 1944 to May 7, 1946)
- Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork, 1943 (March 22, 1943 to December 13, 1944)
- Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork (March 14, 1931 to March 22, 1943)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Tonying and Company 通運公司 (established 1902)
- Credit Line
- Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
- ca. 950-850 BCE
- Period
- Middle Western Zhou dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1935.21
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Unclassified
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 25.3 x 15.9 x 75.2 cm (9 15/16 x 6 1/4 x 29 5/8 in)
- Origin
- Baoji, Shaanxi province, China
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- casting
- metal
- bronze
- tiger
- Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 771 BCE)
- China
- Chinese Art
- Record ID
- fsg_F1935.21
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3baefb09f-190b-4442-a5ab-7f7afc55b05c
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