Straight chisel (gui 圭)
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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
ca. 5000-ca. 1700 BCE -
Geography
Northwest China -
Material
Jade (nephrite) -
Dimension
H x W x D: 17.9 x 4.2 x 1.4 cm (7 1/16 x 1 5/8 x 9/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1935.7a-d -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1935.7a-d
Object Details
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Calligrapher
Box cover inscribed by Yuan Lizhun 袁勵準 (1875-1936) -
Description
Ceremonial implement; one complete perforation and a partial perforation on each side; color: deep cream and soft light brown, with a few streaks of darker brown.Acquired with a box, whose cover was inscribed by Yuan Lizhun 袁勵準 (1877–1935). -
Provenance
Huang Jun (1888–1944), Beijing [1]From at least 1934 to 1935C. T. Loo & Company, New York from at least December 1, 1934 [2]From 1935Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from C. T. Loo & Company, New York on February 2, 1935 [3]Notes:[1] Huang Jun, Guyu tulu chuji vol. 1, Beijing: Zunguzhai, 1939, pp. 6a b (ill.). The inscribed box cover published on p. 6b states that the jade had been acquired recently by Baichuan (a sobriquet for Huang Jun); the text was written by Yuan Lizhun (1877–1935).[2] See "List of objects owned by C. T. Loo, New York and [left by him] at the Gallery for examination on December 1, 1934"; copy in object file.[3] See C. T. Loo's invoice dated February 2, 1935; copy in object file. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Chinese Art (March 15, 1982 to June 15, 1982)Ancient Chinese Jade (September 4, 1980 to March 6, 1981)Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981) -
Previous custodian or owner
Huang Jun 黃濬 (1888-1944)C.T. Loo & Company (1914-1948) -
Origin
Northwest China -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Ceremonial Object -
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