Plaque in the form of a tiger

Object Details

• Provenance

  From at least 1929 to 1968

  Eugene Meyer (1875-1959) and Agnes E. Meyer (1887-1970), New York, Washington, DC, and Mt. Kisco, NY, from at least January 12, 1929 [1]

  From 1968

  Freer Gallery of Art, given by Agnes E. Meyer in 1968 [2]

  Notes:

  [1] Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer lent the jade to an exhibition in Berlin in 1929, see Ausstellung Chinesischer Kunst Veranstaltet

  von der Gesellschaft für Ostasiatische Kunst und der Preußischen Akademie der Künste Berlin, exh. cat. (Berlin, January 12 – April 2, 1929), cat. 220 (ill.).

  [2] See Agnes E. Meyer’s Deed of Gift, dated July 24, 1967, where the object is listed as no. 23 in the document’s Annex, copy in object file. The object was accessioned to the Freer Gallery’s collection in 1968.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• 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

  Jewelry and Ornament

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1800s, 1900s

• Name

  Meyer, Eugene and Agnes E.

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, Chinese Art, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911), Jade, Tiger

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Ornaments, Jewelry