Musical instrument (qin)
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Object Details
- Previous custodian or owner
- You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Provenance
- To 1919
- You Xiaoxi (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1919 [1]
- 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi in 1919 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 1462, 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.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 1368-1644
- Period
- Ming dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1919.83a-b
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Musical Instrument
- Medium
- Iron, jade and silk thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 117 x 18.6 x 10.3 cm (46 1/16 x 7 5/16 x 4 1/16 in)
- Origin
- 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
- Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
- zither
- China
- Chinese Art
- Record ID
- fsg_F1919.83a-b
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3ae4d29d5-68e2-48ae-9d40-a7509ceebe3d
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