Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1916
- Abel William Bahr (1877-1959), London, to 1916 [1]
- From 1916 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Abel William Bahr, London, in 1916 [2]
- From 1920
- The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 614, pg. 143, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) was a collector and dealer born in Shanghai, China. After he left Shanghai in 1910, he lived, at various points in time, in London, Montreal, and Ridgefield, Connecticut. He established a gallery in New York City in 1920.
- [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
- Exhibition History
- Special Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1946 (August 7, 1946 to January 7, 1947)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 206 BCE-220 CE
- Period
- Han dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1916.303
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3.1 x 6.1 cm (1 1/4 x 2 3/8 in)
- Origin
- Ordos region, inner Mongolia, China
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- casting
- metal
- bronze
- boar
- Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)
- China
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1916.303
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f8e62c98-93e0-4f5b-bb2a-72baacc3ca52
