Lid of a You vessel

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At A Glance

  • Period

    ca. 1600-1050 BCE
  • Geography

    China
  • Material

    Bronze
  • Dimension

    H x W x D: 8.8 x 12 x 15.3 cm (3 7/16 x 4 3/4 x 6 in)
  • Accession Number

    FSC-B-607
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_FSC-B-607

Object Details

  • Provenance

    To mid-1970s
    Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York. [1]
    From mid-1970s to 1998
    Private collection, Princeton, New Jersey. [2]
    From 1998
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of an anonymous donor, Princeton, New Jersey. [3]
    Notes:
    [1] According to an email from donor, the donor purchased item from an auction at Parke-Bernet in New York, in the mid-1970s. See email dated February 26, 1998, copy in object file, Collections Management Office. See also Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.
    [2] See Acquisition Consideration Form and the Deed of Gift, copies in object file, Collections Management Office. According to an email from donor, the donor purchased item from an auction at Parke-Bernet in New York, in the mid-1970s. See email dated February 26, 1998, copy in object file, Collections Management Office. See also Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.
    [3] See note 2.
  • Collection

    Freer Study Collection
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Parke-Bernet Galleries
    Anonymous
  • Origin

    China
  • Credit Line

    Anonymous gift
  • Type

    Vessel
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