Tube (cong 琮)
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Period
ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE -
Geography
Anyang, probably Henan province, China -
Material
Jade (nephrite) imported from the northeast -
Dimension
H x W x D: 16.6 × 7.1 × 7.1 cm (6 9/16 × 2 13/16 × 2 13/16 in) -
Accession Number
S1987.466 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1987.466
Object Details
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Description
The object of conventional outline is the ts’ung [cong] 琮, archaeological symbol of earth. It is pleasing because of its color and markings. The stone is pale green with brown and cream areas. (Calcified streaks; cracked; pitted, eroded veins, one filled; old, polished-over surface nicks at one edge; chipped corner at the other end.)(Jenny F. So, from Jade Project Database) Less tall and broader in section, this cong 琮is totally plain. The collars are taller, and the edges are sharply and precisely cut. The inner walls of the cylindrical perforation are also smoothly finished. -
Provenance
To 1959Abel William Bahr (1877-1959), Shanghai, China, London, England, Montreal, Canada, New York, NY, and Ridgefield, Connecticut[1]From 1959 to 1963Edna H. Bahr (d. 1978), by descent from her father, Abel William BahrFrom 1963 to 1987Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, New York, purchased from Edna H. Bahr in 1963 [2]From 1987Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler on September 11, 1987 [3]Notes:[1] According to information provided by the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, October 9, 2009.[2] See #156:"Grey green with brown-cream markings. Plain," on list provided by the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, October 9, 2009, copy in object file.[3] Pursuant to the agreement between Dr. Arthur M. Sackler and the Smithsonian Institution, dated July 28, 1982, legal title of the donated objects was transferred to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery on September 11, 1987. -
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection -
Exhibition History
Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings (February 25, 2023 to April 28, 2024)Ancient Chinese Bronzes and Jades (October 1, 1989 - September 10, 1990)In Praise of Ancestors: Ritual Objects from China (September 28, 1987 to January 1, 1989) -
Previous custodian or owner
Abel William Bahr (1877-1959)Edna H. Bahr (1907-1986)Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987) -
Origin
Anyang, probably Henan province, China -
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler -
Type
Ceremonial Object -
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