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Period
2nd-3rd century -
Geography
China or Japan -
Material
Bronze -
Dimension
Diam x D: 22.1 x 1.4 cm (8 11/16 x 9/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1909.341a-b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1909.341a-b
Object Details
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Provenance
To 1909Count Tanaka, to 1909 [1]From 1909 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Count Tanaka through Samurai Shokai, Yokohama in 1909 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 112, 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 -
Exhibition History
Chinese Art (February 18, 1983 to April 1, 1987) -
Previous custodian or owner
Count Tanaka (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
China or Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Mirror -
Restrictions and Rights
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