Mirror with dragon, cassia tree, and pavilion design
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Creative CommonsAt A Glance
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Period
11th-12th century -
Geography
Korea -
Material
Bronze -
Dimension
Diam x D: 21.5 x 1 cm (8 7/16 x 3/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1917.301 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1917.301
Object Details
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Provenance
To 1917Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1917 [1]From 1917 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1917 [2]From 1920The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] Undated folder sheet note. See S.I. 1264, Appendix VIII, Freer Gallery 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 -
Exhibition History
Rediscovering Korea’s Past (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)Korean Art (November 2, 1959 to November 22, 1971)Untitled Exhibition, Korean Art, 1958 (July 10, 1958 to April 15, 1959) -
Previous custodian or owner
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Korea -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Mirror -
On View
Freer Gallery 14: Rediscovering Korea's Past -
Restrictions and Rights
CC0 - Creative Commons (CC0 1.0)
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