Disk (bi 璧)
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Creative CommonsAt A Glance
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Period
ca. 2000-1000 BCE -
Geography
Sichuan Province, China -
Material
Jade (serpentine) -
Dimension
Diam x D: 25.5 x 1.2 cm (10 1/16 x 7/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1919.59 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1919.59
Object Details
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Description
Perforated disk of the type pi [bi] 璧; of slate-colored material completely covered with a chalky coating stained in shades from cream to a dark reddish-tan on the obverse, lighter shades on reverse. (One chipped area on rim.)Acquired with a box, now lost. -
Provenance
Possibly excavated in Lo-yang, Honan [1]Duanfang (1861-1911), Peking [2]To 1919You Xiaoxi, Shanghai to 1919 [3]1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi in New York in 1919 [4]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [5]Notes:[1] According to Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.[2] See note 1.[3] See Original Miscellaneous List, pg. 346, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.[4] See note 3.[5] 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
Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)Ancient Chinese Jades and Bronzes (November 20, 2010 to January 3, 2016) -
Previous custodian or owner
Duanfang 端方 (1861-1911)You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Sichuan Province, China -
Culture
Sanxingdui culture, ca. 2000-ca. 1000 BCE -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Ceremonial Object -
On View
Freer Gallery 19: Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades -
Restrictions and Rights
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