Tube (cong 琮)
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Period
ca. 3000-ca. 1700 BCE -
Geography
China -
Material
Jade (nephrite) -
Dimension
H x W x D: 18.5 × 8.9 × 8.7 cm (7 5/16 × 3 1/2 × 3 7/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1968.24 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1968.24
Object Details
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Description
Tsung [cong] 琮. Square, slightly tapering prism of brownish black nephrite. Drilled longitudinally from both sides, leaving a smooth ridge in the middle. -
Provenance
From at least 1967 to 1968Eugene Meyer (1875-1959) and Agnes E. Meyer (1887-1970), Washington, DC and Mt. Kisco, NY, from at least July 24, 1967 [1]From 1968Freer Gallery of Art, given by Agnes E. Meyer in 1968 [2]Notes:[1] The jade is included in Agnes E. Meyer’s Deed of Gift, listed as no. 10 in the document’s Annex, dated July 24, 1967, copy in object file.[2] See Agnes E. Meyer’s Deed of Gift, cited in note 1. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Ancient Chinese Jade (September 4, 1980 to March 6, 1981)Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Memorial Exhibition (September 25, 1971 to October 2, 1972) -
Previous custodian or owner
Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer ((1875-1959) and (1887-1970)) -
Origin
China -
Credit Line
Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer -
Type
Ceremonial Object -
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