Headdress ornament in the form of a phoenix

Object Details

• Provenance

  To 1997

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

  From 1997

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, bequeathed by Paul Singer [2]

  Notes:

  [1] The collection of Chinese art and antiquities assembled by Paul Singer over time was purchased by him on behalf of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences and Humanities, and later transferred to the children of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler.

  [2] Upon Paul Singer’s death in January 1997, his collection was transferred to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery by order of the Executors of the Estate under a loan agreement signed on February 1997. Shortly thereafter, the Sackler Gallery was vested with full ownership and title to the collection in full agreement by the Sackler Foundations and Sackler family members. In 2011 the object was accessioned to the Sackler Gallery collection.

• Collection

  Arthur M. Sackler Collection

• Exhibition History

  Nine Deaths, Two Births: Xu Bing's Phoenix Project (April 27 to September 2, 2013)

  Family Matters: Portraits from the Qing Court (June 11, 2011 to January 16, 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

  1830s, 1770s

• 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

  Gold, Art, The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Wirework, Chinese Art, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911), Phoenix, Metal-work, Filigree

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Ornaments, Jewelry