Lamp shaped as tripod (ding)

Object Details

• Provenance

  ?-1975

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

  From 1975-?

  Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), New York, NY, J. T. Tai & Co., New York, New York. [2]

  ?-2006

  The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, New York, NY. [3]

  From 2006

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

  Notes:

  [1] Object was purchased from J. T. Tai in May 12, 1975. See document from The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, copy in object file, Collections Management Office.

  [2] See note 1.

  [3] See Acquisition Consideration Form, object file, Collections Management Office.

  [4] See note 3.

• 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

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

  Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)

  Arthur M. Sackler Foundation (founded 1965)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation

• Type

  Furniture and Furnishing

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  BCE 0s

• Name

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

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Bronze, Art, Sculpture, Chinese Art, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE - 9 CE), Metal-work, Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Furniture, Furnishings