Object Details
- Provenance
- From 1971 to 1997
- Xie Zhiliu (1910-1997), commissioned carving from Wu Zijian in 1971 [1]
- From 1997 to 1998
- Chen Peiqiu (born 1922), widow of Xie Zhiliu [2]
- From 1998
- Freer Gallery of Art, given by Chen Peiqiu in 1998 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] Curatorial Remarks, Joseph Chang, May 1, 1998.
- [2] See note 1.
- [3] See note 1.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Previous custodian or owner
- Xie Zhiliu 謝稚柳 (1910-1997)
- Chen Peiqiu (born 1922)
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Artist
- Wu Zijian (born 1947)
- Date
- 1971
- Period
- Modern period
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Xie Family
- Medium
- Soapstone
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (overall): 1.3 x 1.3 x 3.6 cm (1/2 x 1/2 x 1 7/16 in)
- Type
- Tool and Equipment
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