Object Details
- Previous custodian or owner
- Li Wenqing 李文卿 (ca. 1869-1931) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Provenance
- To 1916
- Li Wenqing (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1916 [1]
- From 1916 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Li Wenqing, in New York, in 1916 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 797, pg. 173, 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
- Culture
- Liangzhu culture, ca. 3300-ca. 2250 BCE
- ca. 3300-ca. 2250 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic period
- Accession Number
- F1916.118
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Jade
- Ceremonial Object
- Medium
- Jade (nephrite)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 4.5 x 7.2 x 7.2 cm (1 3/4 x 2 13/16 x 2 13/16 in)
- Diam (hole): 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in)
- Origin
- Lake Tai region, China
- 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
- On View
- Freer Gallery 19: Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- Late Neolithic period (ca. 5000 - ca. 1700 BCE)
- China
- Chinese Art
- nephrite
- Record ID
- fsg_F1916.118
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f66c18a7-a135-4590-aa1a-5490c2b23c22
