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Period
ca. 1050-975 BCE -
Geography
China -
Material
Bronze -
Dimension
H x W x D: 27.1 x 32.4 x 2.2 cm (10 11/16 x 12 3/4 x 7/8 in) -
Accession Number
S2006.3 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S2006.3
Object Details
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Provenance
?Possibly C. T. Loo & Cie., Paris, France [1]1930-1952David David-Weill (1871-1952), Paris and Neuilly-sur-Seine France, mode of acquisition unknown [2]1952-1970??Flora Raphaël David-Weill (1878-1970), inherited upon death of her husband, David David-Weill [3]??1970-1972????Descendants of David and Flora Raphaël David-Weill, inherited upon death of Flora Raphaël David-Weill in 1970 [4]???1972Sale, Sotheby & Co., "The D. David-Weill Collection, Catalogue of Early Chinese Bronzes, Inlaid Metalwork, Gilt Bronzes and Silver, Jades, Sculpture and Ceramics," February 29, 1972 (London), lot 103 [5]1972J. T. Tai. & Company, New York, NY purchased at the Sotheby & Co. Sale in 1972, London [6]1972-1987Arthur M. Sackler (1913 -- 1987), New York, NY, purchased from J. T. Tai & Co., New York, NY [7]?Else Jorgensen Sackler (1913-2000), by gift or inheritance from Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, New York, NY [8]?-2006The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, New York, NY, gift of Else Jorgensen Sackler [9]From 2006Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, New York, NY [10]Notes:[1] See correspondence between the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery dated February 3, 2009, copy in object file.[2] David David-Weill's collection number - D.W. 30/43 - remains on the bottom of the object. This was the 43rd object David David-Weill acquired in 1930. He had the object in his collection at the time of his death in 1952 (see note 3). David David-Weill died on July 7, 1952 in Neuilly, France. His collection was sold in a series of auctions beginning in 1959.David David-Weill was a Jewish, American-born French banker and chairman of Lazard Frères, his family's bank headquartered in Paris. He was president of the council of French National Museums from 1925 to 1939 and the vice president of the Friends of the Louvre until 1938. David-Weill was a life-long, prolific collector, acquiring a broad range of objects including French 18th-century art, ancient Chinese bronzes, jades, and silvers, and European cloisonné. During World War 2, Nazis plundered his collection and seized over 2000 objects, most of which were restituted after the War. The parts of David-Weill's collection that were not seized by Nazis were hidden and protected. It is unclear if this object was stolen by the Nazis. If it was, the object was restituted to the family, as it was in their possession through 1972.[3] David David-Weill died on July 7, 1952 in Neuilly, France.?His wife, Flora Raphaël David-Weill?inherited the object.??[4] See note 3; upon death of Flora Raphaël David-Weill, a Sotheby sale was organized. It does not specify?who?collected the profits, but it was likely the descendants. ??[5] See Sotheby & Co., The D. David-Weill Collection: Catalogue of Early Chinese Bronzes, Inlaid Metalwork, Gilt Bronzes and Silver, Jades, and Sculpture and Ceramics (London, February 29, 1972), lot 103.[6] See Sotheby & Co. "Price List: Fine Early Chinese Bronzes, Jades, Sculptures, Ceramics, and Silver, Tuesday 29th February 1972," lot 103, copy in object file.[7] See correspondence between the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery dated February 3, 2009, copy in object file.[8] See note 7.[9] See note 7.[10] See Acquisition Consideration Form, object file. -
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection -
Exhibition History
Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings (February 25, 2023 to April 28, 2024)In Praise of Ancestors: Ritual Objects from China (September 28, 1987 to January 1, 1989)Monsters, Myths and Minerals (September 28, 1987 to November 26, 1995)International Exhibition of Chinese Art (November 28, 1935 to March 7, 1936)Bronzes chinois des dynasties Tcheou, Ts'in et Han (May to June 1934) -
Previous custodian or owner
C. T. Loo 盧芹齋 (1880-1957)David David-Weill (1871-1952)Flora Raphaël David-Weill (1878-1971)David-Weill FamilySotheby's (London)J. T. Tai & Co. (established in 1950)Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)Mrs. Else Sackler (1913-2000)Arthur M. Sackler Foundation (founded 1965) -
Origin
China -
Credit Line
Gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation -
Type
Tool and Equipment -
On View
Sackler Gallery 23a: Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings -
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