Replica of a bronze blade form

Object Details

• Provenance

  1940 to 1948

  Mr. Mino Kunizo, Tokyo, Japan [1]

  1948 to June 1969

  Mrs. Yamamura Fumiko, Tokyo, Japan purchased from Mr. Mino Kunizo in 1948 [2]

  June 1969 to July 1969

  Goso Seishichi, Tokyo, Japan purchased this object from Yamamura Fumiko in June of 1969

  [3]

  July 1969 to Likely November 1969

  Mr. Nishiiura Hachiro of Oriental House LTD, Tokyo, Japan purchased the object from Goso Seishichi on July 31, 1969 [4]

  November 1969 to 1997

  Paul Singer, Summit, NJ purchased from Oriental House LTD, the object was expored from Japan on December 3, 1969 [5]

  1997 to 1999

  In the custody of Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, upon Paul Singer’s death in January 1997 and a loan agreement between Executors of the Singer Estate and the Gallery in February 1997 [6]

  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 [7]

  Notes:

  [1] See the “Sworn statement and Official Certificate of Translation, Japan, City of Tokyo, Embassy of the United States of America,” November 19, 1969, copy located in acquisition file, original located in FǀS Archives, Paul Singer Papers, Box 17 Folder 25.

  [2] See note 1.

  [3] See note 1. Mr. Goso Seishichi purchased this object from Yamamura Fumiko in June of 1969.

  [4] See note 1. Mr. Nishiiura Hachiro of Oriental House LTD purchased the object from Goso Seishichi on July 31, 1969.

  [5] Paul Singer purchased this object from Oriental House LTD, a firm based in Tokyo. The object was cleared from export on December 3, 1969 on a flight that left Tokyo on December 3 1969. See “Japan Antique Art Export Association Certificate for One Jade Spear Head,” December 3, 1969, copy located in acquisition file, original located in the FǀS Archives, Paul Singer Papers, Box 17 Folder 25.

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

  [6] The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art came into the custody of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, upon Singer’s death in January 1997 and a loan agreement between the Executors of Singer’s Estate and the Gallery in February 1997.

  [7] 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. The formal accession of the Singer collection was completed in 2012.

• Collection

  Arthur M. Sackler Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Mino Kunizo

  Yamamura Fumiko

  Goso Seishichi

  Oriental House LTD

  Dr. Paul Singer (1904-1997)

• 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

  Ceremonial Object

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Date

  BCE 0s

• Name

  Singer, Paul, Oriental House LTD, Mino, Kunizo, Yamamura, Fumiko, Goso, Seishichi

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE), Chinese Art, Jade

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Ceremonial objects