Tomb figure

Object Details

• Provenance

  From 1930s to ?

  Mrs. Waverly H. Harmon, acquired in the 1930s in China. [1]

  From 1992

  Freer Gallery of Art, bequest of Mrs. Waverly H. Harmon, New York. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] According to information provided by Mr. John Jameson, the son-in-law of Mrs. Waverly H. Harmon, the object was collected while she lived in China in the 1930’s. See Curatorial Remark 3 in the object record. Mrs. Waverly H. Harmon’s life dates are not known.

  [2] See object file, Collections Management Office.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Mrs. Waverley H. Harmon

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Waverley H. Harmon and dedicated in honor of her son-in-law John Franklin Jameson II

• Type

  Sculpture

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  900s, 1200s

• Name

  Harmon, Waverley H.

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, Song dynasty (960 - 1279), Chinese Art, Tomb, Pottery, Ceramics

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Sculpture