Ornament (shi飾) with mask

Object Details

• Description

  Very light translucent greenish nephrite ornament mask. Carved in relief and incised. Reverse pierced with six holes for fastening, and a central hole running from top to bottom.

• Provenance

  To 1953

  Alice Boney (1910-1988), New York. [1]

  From 1953

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Alice Boney, New York. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

  Ancient Chinese Jades and Bronzes (November 20, 2010 to January 3, 2016)

  Ancient Chinese Jades (May 9, 1993 to May 18, 1998)

  Ancient Chinese Jade (September 4, 1980 to March 6, 1981)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Alice Boney (1901-1988)

• Origin

  China

• Culture

  Longshan culture, ca. 3000-ca. 1700 BCE

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Jewelry and Ornament

• On View

  Freer Gallery 19: Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  BCE 3000s, BCE 1000s

• Name

  Boney, Alice

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, Late Neolithic period (ca. 5000 - ca. 1700 BCE), Carving, Chinese Art, Nephrite, Jade, Masks

• Culture

  Longshan culture, Chinese

• Object Type

  Ornaments, Jewelry

• On View

  Yes