Disk (bi 璧)
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Period
ca. 2250-1900 BCE -
Geography
Northwest China -
Material
Jade (nephrite) -
Dimension
Diam x D: 13.9 × 0.6 cm (5 1/2 × 1/4 in) -
Accession Number
S1987.924 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1987.924
Object Details
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Description
Central hole slanted. Ridge on one side of outer edge. Light green translucent jade with darker markings in brown and tan. Chipped on outer edge. -
Provenance
From as early as 1931Wells Objects of Art (C. Edward Wells), New York, NY [1]To 1964Frank Caro Chinese Art, New York, NY mode of acquisition unknown [2]1964 to 1987Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, New York, NY purchased from Frank Caro Chinese Art on August 27, 1984 in New York, NY [3]From 1987Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler in 1987 [4]Notes:[1] According to information provided by the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, October 9, 2009.Copy of the document in the accession file. C. Edward Wells operated Wells Objects of Art on Madison Avenue and specialized in Asian fine art. He incorporated his shop in July 1931.[2] Object included on invoice from Frank Caro Chinese Art, addressed to Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, 29 September 1966, inventoried as “W 153A”: Jade Large Huang, greenish with brown splashes, Shang, Diam: 5-1/2 ins.”[3] Arthur M. Sackler purchased the object from Frank Caro Chinese Art on 29 September 1966, copy of invoice located in accession file.[4] 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
In Praise of Ancestors: Ritual Objects from China (September 28, 1987 to January 1, 1989) -
Previous custodian or owner
Wells Objects of ArtC. Edward Wells (1898-1991)Frank Caro Chinese Art (1962-1980)Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987) -
Origin
Northwest China -
Culture
Qijia culture, ca. 2250-ca.1900 BCE -
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler -
Type
Ceremonial Object -
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