Ceremonial vessel of the type p'an with inscription in 10 characters

Object Details

• Provenance

  To 1960

  Simon Kriger, Washington DC [1]

  From 1960

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Simon Kriger, Washington DC [2]

  Notes:

  [1] The piece arrived from China in a broken condition, and figured in a law suit for damages in shipment. See Curatorial Remarks 1 and 2 in the object record.

  [2] The vessel was purchased from Simon Kriger as a study piece.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Simon Kriger (1900-1985)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

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• Name

  Kriger, Simon Kriger Inc., Simon

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Bronze, Art, Sculpture, Chinese Art, Metal-work

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)