Axe (fu 斧)

Object Details

• Provenance

  ?

  Dr. Paul Singer (1904-1997) [1]

  ?-1978

  Denise Sackler [2]

  1978-1987

  The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, gift of Denise Sackler in 1978 [3]

  From 1987

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation

  Notes:

  [1] The dealer number is listed as S1. This is a Paul Singer number, copy in object file.

  [2] See letter from Denise Sackler to the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation from December 21, 1978, copy in object file.

  [3] See note 2.

• Collection

  Arthur M. Sackler Collection

• Exhibition History

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

  In Praise of Ancestors: Ritual Objects from China (September 28, 1987 to January 1, 1989)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Dr. Paul Singer (1904-1997)

  Denise Marika (born 1955)

  Arthur M. Sackler Foundation (founded 1965)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation

• Type

  Ceremonial Object

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  BCE 2000s, BCE 1000s

• Name

  Singer, Paul, Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Marika, Denise

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, Late Neolithic period (ca. 5000 - ca. 1700 BCE), Chinese Art, Jade, Calcite

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Ceremonial objects