Model for casting a monster mask

Object Details

• Description

  A model (positive) for casting a monster mask in metal; quadrilateral; a post at the back.

  Clay: soft, grayish-white

  Unglazed; sandy earth accumulations.

  Decoration: t'ao-t'ieh design in relief.

• Provenance

  To 1918

  Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1918 [1]

  From 1918 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1918 [2]

  From 1920

  The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

  Notes:

  [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Pottery List, L. 2583, 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

  Art and Industry: China’s Houma Foundry (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Model

• On View

  Freer Gallery 18: Art and Industry: China's Ancient Houma Foundry

• Restrictions and Rights

  CC0 - Creative Commons (CC0 1.0)

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  BCE 0s, 200s

• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Yamanaka and Co.

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Charles Lang Freer collection, Art, Chinese Art, Ceramics, Masks, Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Models

• On View

  Yes