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Garment hook (daigou)

Object Details

Provenance
To 1911
Riu Gu Sai, Beijing, to 1911 [1]
From 1911 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Riu Gu Sai in 1911 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 240, 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
Chinese Art of the Warring States Period: Change and Community, 480-222 B.C. (September 30, 1982 to February 17, 1983)
Previous custodian or owner
Riu Gu Sai (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Date
5th-4th century BCE
Period
Eastern Zhou dynasty
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
H x W: 13.2 x 1.4 cm (5 3/16 x 9/16 in)
Type
Jewelry and Ornament
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