Plaque in the form of a dragon
Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1916
- Lai-Yuan and Company, New York, to 1916 [1]
- From 1916 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Lai-Yuan and Company in 1916 [2]
- From 1920
- The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 890, pg. 195, 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.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Previous custodian or owner
- Lai-Yuan & Company (ca. 1915-April 1921) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 386-535
- Period
- Period of Division
- Accession Number
- F1916.153
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Jewelry and Ornament
- Medium
- Jade
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10.2 x 7.3 cm (4 x 2 7/8 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
- carving
- jade
- dragon
- Period of Division (220 - 589)
- China
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- human
- Record ID
- fsg_F1916.153
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d140c2c1-dd0c-45f6-b727-4ebf66f78f6b
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