Ritual Vessel

Object Details

• Provenance

  To 1963

  J. T. Tai & Company, INC. New York, NY [1]

  1963 to 1997

  Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, New York, NY purchased from J. T. Tai & Company on May 15, 1963 in New York, NY [2]

  1997

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler on September 11, 1987 [3]

  Notes:

  [1] See sales receipt from J. T. Tai & Co. INC to Dr. A. Sackler, May 15, 1963 object JT – 464, “Bronze Chue, Shang Dynasty,” copy in object file.

  [2] See sales receipt cited in note 1.

  [3] Pursuant to the agreement between Dr. Arthur M. Sackler and the Smithsonian Institution, dated July 28, 1982, legal title of the donated objects was transferred to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery on September 11, 1987.

• Collection

  Arthur M. Sackler Collection

• Exhibition History

  Gallery Installation, Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin (September 1, 1991 to January 5, 1992)

  Chinese Bronzes from the Sackler Collection (November 19 to December 30, 1989)

  Ancient Chinese Bronzes and Jades (October 1, 1989 - September 10, 1990)

• Previous custodian or owner

  J. T. Tai & Co. (established in 1950)

  Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  BCE 1000s

• Name

  Sackler, Arthur M., J. T. Tai & Co.

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Bronze, Art, Sculpture, Chinese Art, Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE), Metal-work

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)