Mirror (chien)

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At A Glance

  • Period

    206 BCE-220 CE
  • Geography

    China
  • Material

    Bronze, gilding
  • Dimension

    Diam x D: 14 x 1 cm (5 1/2 x 3/8 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1917.194a-b
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1917.194a-b

Object Details

  • Provenance

    To 1917
    Tonying and Company, New York to 1917 [1]
    From 1917 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Tonying and Company, New York in 1917 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 1181, 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

    Chinese Art (February 18, 1983 to April 1, 1987)
    Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork (March 14, 1931 to March 22, 1943)
    Chinese Jades and Bronze, East Corridor (November 19, 1923 to March 14, 1931)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Tonying and Company 通運公司 (established 1902) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
  • Origin

    China
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer
  • Type

    Mirror
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