Mirror (chien)
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Creative CommonsAt A Glance
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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
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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 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 -
Restrictions and Rights
CC0 - Creative Commons (CC0 1.0)
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