Object Details
- Provenance
- To ?
- Jun Tsei Tai (1911-1992), New York, New York. [1]
- From at least 1987 to 1997
- Dr. Paul Singer (1904-1997), Summit, New Jersey, purchased from Jun Tsei Tai. [2]
- From 1997 to 1999
- In the custody of Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, DC [3]
- From 1999
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. [4]
- Notes:
- [1] According to object record notes, Paul Singer wrote in a letter dated January 30, 1987 to Hiram Woodward that he had purchased the diadem from J. T. Tai. See Curatorial Remark 4 in the object record.
- [2] See note 1.
- [3] The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art was in the custody of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington DC
- [4] See “The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art Gift Agreement” from March 1999, Collections Management Office. The object was formally accessioned into the museum’s permanent collection in 2012.
- Collection
- Arthur M. Sackler Collection
- Previous custodian or owner
- Jun Tsei Tai 戴潤齋 (1911-1992)
- Dr. Paul Singer (1904-1997)
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Date
- 9th century
- Period
- Tang dynasty
- Credit Line
- The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
- Medium
- Gilt silver
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 4.1 x 9.2 x 6 cm (1 5/8 x 3 5/8 x 2 3/8 in)
- Type
- Jewelry and Ornament
