Carved lacquer tray with pommell scroll design (tixi)

Object Details

• Provenance

  To ?

  Mrs. Sedgwick (1883-1967), London, England. [1]

  From at least 1972 to ?

  Lee Yu-kuan, Beijing, Nanking, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. [2]

  To 1987

  Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), New York. [3]

  From 1987

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, New York. [4]

  Notes:

  [1] See Curatorial Remark 4 in the object record. See also object file.

  [2] In 1972, the time Lee Yu-kuan published, Oriental Lacquer Art, he mentions that the lacquer dish formerly owned by the late Mrs. Sedgwick of London is now in his possession. See Lee, Yu-kuan, Oriental Lacquer Art. Tokyo and New York: Oriental House Limited, 1972, p. 100-102, cat. 39.

  [3] See object file.

  [4] See note 3.

• Collection

  Arthur M. Sackler Collection

• Exhibition History

  The Arts of China (November 18, 1990 to September 7, 2014)

  Pavilions and Immortal Mountains: Chinese Decorative Art and Paintings (September 28, 1987 to February 28, 1988)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Mrs. Sedgwick (1883-1967)

  Lee Yu-kuan

  Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1100s, 1200s

• Name

  Lee, Yu-kuan, Sackler, Arthur M., Sedgwick

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, Chinese Art, Lacquer, Southern Song dynasty (1127 - 1279)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)