Plaque with wolf-like animal

Object Details

• Description

  Plaque. Solid, low-grade silver; rough and tarnished in spots; leaping work-like dog cast in relief on obverse; reverse, rough and pitted, earth adn bits of malachite in some cavities.

• Provenance

  To 1946

  Dr. Vladimir G. Simkhovitch, New York. [1]

  From 1946

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Dr. Vladimir G. Simkhovitch, New York. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Vladimir G. Simkhovitch

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Jewelry and Ornament

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  collections.si.edu

• Date

  BCE 0s, 200s

• Name

  Simkhovitch, Vladimir G.

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Repoussé, Silver, Art, Animals, Chinese Art, Dogs, Chasing, Metal-work, Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Ornaments, Jewelry