Bracelet with animal heads
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Creative CommonsAt A Glance
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Period
ca. 3300-2250 BCE -
Geography
Lake Tai region, China -
Material
Jade (nephrite) -
Dimension
H x Diam: 1.3 x 9.9 cm (1/2 x 3 7/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1917.141a-b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1917.141a-b
Object Details
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Description
Thick ring with large perforation, possibly a bracelet; semi translucent closely mottled golden brown with traces of pale yellow-green; frosted with silvery incipient disintegration; satin smooth surface; one depressed area; smoothed chips on rim; decoration: six stylized dragon (?) heads in relief around outer edge.Acquired with a box, now lost. -
Provenance
To 1917Tonying and Company, New York to 1917 [1]From 1917 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Tonying and Company, New York in 1917 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1074, pg. 239, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. By at least 1917, Tonying and Company maintained business locations in Shanghai, Beijing, Paris, London, and New York, NY.[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
Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)Ancient Chinese Jades and Bronzes (November 20, 2010 to January 3, 2016)Ancient Chinese Jades (May 9, 1993 to May 18, 1998) -
Previous custodian or owner
Tonying and Company 通運公司 (established 1902) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Lake Tai region, China -
Culture
Liangzhu culture, ca. 3300-ca. 2250 BCE -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Jewelry and Ornament -
On View
Freer Gallery 19: Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades -
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