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At A Glance

  • Period

    4th century BCE
  • Geography

    China
  • Material

    Bronze
  • Dimension

    H x W: 43.1 x 43.1 cm (16 15/16 x 16 15/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1979.5
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1979.5

Object Details

  • Provenance

    Probably unearthed near the site of the ancient city of Shouchun (in the modern province of Anhui). [1]
    To 1924
    Orvar Karlbeck. [2]
    From 1924
    Freer Gallery of Art, purchased by Carl Whiting Bishop from Orvar Karlbeck. [3]
    Notes:
    [1] According to Bishop’s unpublished report, Archaeological Research in China, 1924-34, Mr. Karlbeck had acquired nearly all the objects near the site of the ancient city of Shouchun (in the modern province of Anhui). See Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.
    [2] See note 1.
    [3] Curatorial Remark 2 and 4 in the object record.
    The object was transferred from the Freer Study Collection (Bishop Collection) to the permanent collection in August 8, 1974. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.
    For further information also refer to “Part IV, List 2: A Complete List of Objects in the Bishop Collection” from Sarah L. Newmeyer’s Interim Report (1976), copy in the Carl Whiting Bishop Collection file, Collections Management Office.
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Exhibition History

    Chinese Art of the Warring States Period: Change and Community, 480-222 B.C. (September 30, 1982 to February 17, 1983)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Orvar Karlbeck (1879-1967)
  • Origin

    China
  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
  • Type

    Weapon and Armament
  • Restrictions and Rights

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