Chariot shaft fitting in the form of a dragon head

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Object Details

Provenance

To 1932

C. T. Loo & Company, New York. [1]

From 1932

Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from C. T. Loo & Company, New York. [2]

Notes:

[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

Collection

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History

Art and Industry: China’s Houma Foundry (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

Clay and Metal: Ancient Chinese Ceramics and Metal (February 25, 1997 to August 9, 2011)

Chinese Metalwork (May 9, 1993 to March 21, 1997)

Chinese Art (February 18, 1983 to April 1, 1987)

Chinese Art (March 15, 1982 to June 15, 1982)

Chinese Art of the Warring States Period: Change and Community, 480-222 B.C. (September 30, 1982 to February 17, 1983)

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 Metalwork and Painting, East Corridor (February 15, 1955 to August 26, 1955)

Special Mirror Exhibition (November 16, 1954 to February 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, Ancient Chinese Art, 1943 (March 22, 1943 to November 17, 1944)

Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork (March 14, 1931 to March 22, 1943)

Stone Sculpture, Buddhist Bronze, and Chinese Painting (May 2, 1923 to February 25, 1956)

Previous custodian or owner

C. T. Loo & Company (1914-1948)

Credit Line

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Date

ca. 4th century BCE

Period

Late Eastern Zhou dynasty, Late Warring States period

Accession Number

F1932.14a-c

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Tool and Equipment

Medium

Bronze with gilding and silvering and glass

Dimensions

H x W x D: 12.9 x 23.1 x 17 cm (5 1/16 x 9 1/8 x 6 11/16 in)

Origin

Jincun, Henan province, China

On View

West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 18: Art and Industry: China's Ancient Houma Foundry

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

casting

gilding

silvering

metal

bronze

dragon

Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)

Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)

China

Chinese Art

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3931f70d0-4b14-478e-8cd6-c9b6300d6d3e

Record ID

fsg_F1932.14a-c