Hair ornament in the form of a butterfly

Object Details

• Description

  Single-prong kingfisher-feather hairpin (zan 簪) with butterfly and floral dangles (bu yao 步摇)

• Provenance

  To 1997

  Dr. Paul Singer (1904-1997), Summit, New Jersey. [1]

  From 1997 to 1999

  In the custody of Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, DC [2]

  From 1999

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, accessioned in 2011. [3]

  Notes:

  [1] See object file.

  [2] Between 1997 and 1999, The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art was in the custody of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington DC

  [3] See “The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art Gift Agreement” from March 1999, Collections Management Office. The object was formally accessioned into the museum’s permanent collection in 2011. See Acquisition Consideration Form, object file, Collections Management Office.

• Collection

  Arthur M. Sackler Collection

• Exhibition History

  Gifts to the Collection: 1987-2012 (June 23 to December 17, 2012)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Dr. Paul Singer (1904-1997)

  Arthur M. Sackler Foundation (founded 1965)

  AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities (founded 1981)

  Dr. Carol Master (born 1941)

  Dr. Elizabeth A. Sackler (born 1948)

  Arthur F. Sackler (born 1950)

  Denise Marika (born 1955)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler

• Type

  Jewelry and Ornament

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1920s, 1870s

• Name

  Singer, Paul, Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, Master, Carol, Sackler, Arthur F., Marika, Denise, Sackler, Elizabeth A.

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Wirework, Animals, Insects, Chinese Art, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911), Birds, Butterflies

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Ornaments, Jewelry