Dagger-axe (ge 戈), fragment reworked
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Period
ca. 1600-ca. 1400 BCE -
Geography
probably Henan province, China -
Material
Jade (nephrite) -
Dimension
H x W x D (overall): 7 x 15.8 x 0.2 cm (2 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 1/16 in) -
Accession Number
S2012.9.260 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S2012.9.260
Object Details
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Provenance
By 1935Huang Jun (1888 –1944), Beijing, China [1]As late as 1990 to 1997Dr. Paul Singer, Summit, NJ [2]From 1997 to 1999In the custody of Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, upon Paul Singer’s death in January 1997 and loan agreement between the Executors of the Singer Estate and the Gallery in February 1997 [3]From 1999Arthur 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 [4]Notes:[1] Object published in Zun gu zhai gu yu tu lu / / Huang Jun bian. 尊古齋古玉圖錄 / 黄濬編 (Shanghai: Shanghai gu ji chu ban she, 1990 ), page 66. This book presents a text originally published in 1935.[2] Included in the draft for the catalogue of the Singer Collection, written between 1970 and 1990, see object file.The collection of Chinese art and antiquities assembled by Paul Singer over time was purchased by him on behalf of Arthur M. Sacker, Jillian Sackler, The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities and was later transferred to the children of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler.[3] The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art came into the custody of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, upon Paul Singer’s death in January 1997 and a loan agreement between the Executors of the Singer Estate and the Gallery in February 1997.[4] See “The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art Gift Agreement,” March 1999, Collections Management Office. The object was formally accessioned into the museum collection in 2012. -
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection -
Previous custodian or owner
Huang Jun 黃濬 (1888-1944)Dr. Paul Singer (1904-1997) -
Origin
probably Henan province, 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 -
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