string(21) "edanmdm:fsg_F1914.101" Tongue amulet in the form of a cicada (hanchan) - National Museum of Asian Art
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Tongue amulet in the form of a cicada (hanchan)

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At A Glance

  • Period

    206 BCE-220 CE

  • Geography

    China

  • Material

    Jade (nephrite)

  • Dimension

    H x W x D: 4.9 x 2.3 x 0.5 cm (1 15/16 x 7/8 x 3/16 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1914.101

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1914.101

Object Details

  • Provenance

    To 1914
    Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1914 [1]
    From 1914 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1914 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Reserved Miscellaneous List, R. 5679, pg. 7, Freer Galley of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
    [2] See note 1.
    [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

  • Origin

    China

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer

  • Type

    Jewelry and Ornament

  • Restrictions and Rights

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