Object Details
Description
Pendant, profile animal; long tail raised to loop; few carved details; pierced; opaque tans. (Calcified; brown substance on surface; deposits of cinnabar.)
Provenance
From at least 1930
Mrs. Christian R. Holmes (1871-1941), New York and "The Chimneys," Sands Point, Port Washington, Long Island, New York, from at least 1930 [1]
To 1987
Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), New York.
From 1987
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler on September 11, 1987 [2]
Notes:
[1] According to Otto Kümmel, Jörg Trübner zum Gedächtnis: Ergebnisse seiner letzten chinesischen Reisen (Berlin, Klinkhardt & Biermann Verlag, 1930), p. 60, pl. 30e.
[2] Pursuant to the agreement between Dr. Arthur M. Sackler and the Smithsonian Institution, dated July 28, 1982, legal title of the donated objects was transferred to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery on September 11, 1987.
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Exhibition History
Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings (February 25, 2023 to April 28, 2024)
The Arts of China (November 18, 1990 to September 7, 2014)
In Praise of Ancestors: Ritual Objects from China (September 28, 1987 to January 1, 1989)
Previous custodian or owner
Mrs. Christian R. Holmes (1871-1941)
Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Date
ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
Period
Late Shang dynasty, Anyang period
Accession Number
S1987.705
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Jewelry and Ornament
Medium
Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions
H x W x D: 4.5 × 9.4 × 0.6 cm (1 3/4 × 3 11/16 × 1/4 in)
Origin
Anyang, probably Henan province, China
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
carving
jade
nephrite
tiger
Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)
China
Chinese Art
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Record ID
fsg_S1987.705