Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1916
- Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1916 [1]
- From 1916 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Wang Jiantang in 1916 [2]
- From 1920
- The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Reserved Miscellaneous List, R. 6607, pg. 14, 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
- Wang Jiantang 王鑑堂 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 17th century
- Period
- Ming dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1916.627
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Jewelry and Ornament
- Medium
- Jade
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 x 6.8 x 2.2 cm (1 15/16 x 2 11/16 x 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
- incising
- jade
- elephant
- Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
- China
- Chinese Art
- attendant
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1916.627
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye30bc54f7e-9d8d-40fb-8117-1d0f23c3822e
