Object Details
Provenance
To 1930
Yamanaka and Co.
From 1930
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Yamanaka and Co. in 1930
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History
Promise of Paradise: Early Chinese Buddhist Sculpture (December 1, 2012 to January 3, 2016)
Silk Road Exhibition (August 18 to December 25, 2011)
Luxury Arts of the Silk Route Empires (May 9, 1993 to January 28, 2007)
Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)
Chinese Bronze, Jade, Metalwork (March 1, 1957 to January 1, 1963)
Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 14 and 15 (February 25, 1956 to March 1, 1957)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1955 (August 26, 1955 to October 25, 1955)
Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1946 (May 7, 1946 to February 25, 1956)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1944 (November 15, 1944 to May 6, 1946)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork, Pottery, and Painting (March 23, 1944 to May 2, 1946)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Metalwork, 1943 (October 4, 1943 to March 23, 1944)
Previous custodian or owner
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965)
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Date
8th century
Period
Tang dynasty
Accession Number
F1930.44
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Jewelry and Ornament
Medium
Silver with gilding
Dimensions
H x W x D (overall): 2.9 x 38.8 x 0.4 cm (1 1/8 x 15 1/4 x 3/16 in)
Origin
China
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
gilding
repoussé
metal
silver
Buddhism
Tang dynasty (618 - 907)
music
China
apsara
musician
Chinese Art
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1930.44