Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1916
- Abel William Bahr (1877-1959), London, to 1916 [1]
- From 1916 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Abel William Bahr, London, in 1916 [2]
- From 1920
- The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 579, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) was a collector and dealer born in Shanghai, China. After he left Shanghai in 1910, he lived, at various points in time, in London, Montreal, and Ridgefield, Connecticut. He established a gallery in New York City in 1920.
- [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
- Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Date
- 3rd century BCE
- Period
- Eastern Zhou to Western Han dynasty
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3.1 x 1.5 cm (1 1/4 x 9/16 in)
- Type
- Jewelry and Ornament
