Drum of Lingshan type

Smithsonian Collections

Former owner: Virginia and Edward T. Chow (1910 - 1980); Estate of Virginia Chow; Sotheby's (London); The Virginia and Edward Chow Foundation
Provenance: From at least 1964 to 1992; Virginia (d. 1992) and Edward Chow (1910-80), Geneva, Switzerland. [1]; From 1992 to 1994; Estate of Virginia Chow. [2]; 1994; Sotheby's, London sale on June 7, 1994, lot no. 12. [3]; 1994; The Virginia and Edward Chow Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland, purchased at auction of Virginia Chow Estate, Sotheby’s, London, June 7, 1994, lot no. 12. [4]; From 1994; Freer Gallery of Art, gift of The Virginia and Edward Chow Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland. [5]; Notes:; [1] Curatorial Remark 4 in the object record. Also see letter from David D. Chow dated, October 22, 1994, copy in object file, Collections Management Office.; [2] Curatorial Remark 4 in the object record. Also see memorandum dated May 12, 1994 and April 4, 1994, copies in object file, Collections Management Office. According to Thomas Lawton’s statement in the memorandum dated April 4, 1994, Virginia Chow inherited the collection after Edward Chow’s death. Virginia Chow passed away in 1992, and her estate was settled in 1994.; [3] See note 2.; [4] See note 2.; [5] See note 2. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.

Credit Line: Gift of the Chow Foundation in memory of Virgina and Edward Chow

Topic: casting; Period of Division (220 - 589); frog; China; Chinese Art; WWII-era provenance

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