Object Details
Provenance
To 1916
Abel William Bahr (1877-1959), London, to 1916 [1]
From 1916 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Abel William Bahr, London, in 1916 [2]
From 1920
The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 614, pg. 143, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) was a collector and dealer born in Shanghai, China. After he left Shanghai in 1910, he lived, at various points in time, in London, Montreal, and Ridgefield, Connecticut. He established a gallery in New York City in 1920.
[2] See note 1.
[3] 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
Exhibition History
Special Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1946 (August 7, 1946 to January 7, 1947)
Previous custodian or owner
Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Date
206 BCE-220 CE
Period
Han dynasty
Accession Number
F1916.303
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
H x W: 3.1 x 6.1 cm (1 1/4 x 2 3/8 in)
Origin
Ordos region, inner Mongolia, China
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
casting
metal
bronze
boar
Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)
China
Chinese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1916.303