Pendant in the form of a tiger

Object Details

Description: Pendant, profile animal; long tail raised to loop; few carved details; pierced; opaque tans. (Calcified; brown substance on surface; deposits of cinnabar.)
Provenance: From at least 1930; Mrs. Christian R. Holmes (1871-1941), New York and "The Chimneys," Sands Point, Port Washington, Long Island, New York, from at least 1930 [1]; To 1987; Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), New York.; From 1987; Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler on September 11, 1987 [2]; Notes:; [1] According to Otto Kümmel, Jörg Trübner zum Gedächtnis: Ergebnisse seiner letzten chinesischen Reisen (Berlin, Klinkhardt & Biermann Verlag, 1930), p. 60, pl. 30e.; [2] Pursuant to the agreement between Dr. Arthur M. Sackler and the Smithsonian Institution, dated July 28, 1982, legal title of the donated objects was transferred to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery on September 11, 1987.
Collection: Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Exhibition History: Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings (February 25, 2023 to April 28, 2024); The Arts of China (November 18, 1990 to September 7, 2014); In Praise of Ancestors: Ritual Objects from China (September 28, 1987 to January 1, 1989)
Previous custodian or owner: Mrs. Christian R. Holmes (1871-1941); Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)

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: carving; jade; nephrite; tiger; Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE); China; Chinese Art

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