Scabbard slide (zhi)

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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
100 BCE-100 CE -
Geography
China -
Material
Jade (nephrite) -
Dimension
H x W x D: 8.3 x 2.4 x 2.5 cm (3 1/4 x 15/16 x 1 in) -
Accession Number
S1987.685 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1987.685
Object Details
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Provenance
By 1949 to 1953C. T. Loo, INC., New York, NY [1]1953 to 1961C. T. Loo Chinese Art, New York, NY by transfer from C. T. Loo, INC, NY [2]1961 to 1964Frank Caro Chinese Art, New York, NY [3]1964 to 1987Arthur M. Sackler, New York, purchased in New York City from Frank Caro Chinese Art on August 27, 1964 in New York City [4]From 1987Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler on September 11, 1987 [5]Notes:[1] Object published in C. T. Loo, INC. Chinese Archaic Jades, arranged for Norton Gallery of Art exh. cat. (Norton Gallery of Art, January 20 to March 1, 1950), plate LVIII, no. 4.[2] On September 1, 1952, C. T. Loo’s associate, Frank Caro (1904-1980) took over daily operations of the New York business. C. T. Loo, INC. was dissolved by the summer of 1953 and Caro operated as C. T. Loo Chinese Art. Loo continued to play a large role in the business, as he and Caro struck a deal in which profits made on Loo’s stock would be evenly divided and Loo would maintain the lease and rental payments on the company’s gallery space.[3] Frank Caro Chinese Art stock no. E 5796, “Jade ornament, (Jade cat. Pl 58 #4),” see invoice from Frank Caro Chinese Art to Arthur M. Sackler, August 27, 1964, copy in object file.[4] See invoice cited in note 3.[5] 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
The Arts of China (November 18, 1990 to September 7, 2014)Studies in connoisseurship: Chinese paintings from the Arthur M. Sackler collection in New York and Princeton (December 8, 1973 to 1975)Untitled Exhibition, Princeton, 1969 (1969)Mostra d'arte Cinese (1954)An Exhibition of Chinese Archaic Jades (January 20 to March 1, 1950) -
Previous custodian or owner
C.T. Loo, INC. (ca. 1948-no later than July 1953)C.T. Loo Chinese Art (1953-1961)Frank Caro Chinese Art (1962-1980)Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987) -
Origin
China -
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler -
Type
Weapon and Armament -
Restrictions and Rights
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