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Tibetan pure silver aristocrat's ceremonial teapot

Object Details

Previous custodian or owner
Mr. Tsering Lhungay
Provenance
To 1980
Mr. Tsering Lhungay, Arlington, Virginia. [1]
From 1980
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Mr. Tsering Lhungay, Arlington, Virginia. [2]
Notes:
[1] Purchased from Mr. Tsering Lhungay for the Study Collection. See object record.
[2] See note 1.
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Medium
Silver
Type
Metalwork
Vessel

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