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Object Details

Provenance

Reportedly excavated at Gaeseong, Hwanghaebuk-do province, Korea [1]

To 1917

Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1917 [2]

From 1917 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1917 [3]

From 1920

The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]

Notes:

[1] According to information provided by Yamanaka and Company (see Curatorial Remarks, H.E. Buckman, 1964, and Louise Cort, July 21, 2010, and July 23, 2010, in the object record).

[2] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1270, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

[3] See note 2.

[4] 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

Previous custodian or owner

Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Date

12th-13th century

Period

Goryeo period

Accession Number

F1917.546

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Musical Instrument

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

H x W: 3.2 x 2.7 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/16 in)

Origin

Korea

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

metal

bronze

Goryeo period (918 - 1392)