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Object Details

Provenance

To 1959

Abel William Bahr (1877-1959), Shanghai, China, London, England, Montreal, Canada, New York, NY, and Ridgefield, Connecticut

[1]

From 1963 to 1987

Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, New York, purchased from the Bahr Collection in 1963 [2]

From 1987

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler on September 11, 1987 [3]

Notes:

[1] According to information provided by the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, October 9, 2009.

[2] See #371:

"Standing monkey. White robe," on list provided by the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, October 9, 2009, copy in object file.

[3] 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

Magic, Myths, and Minerals: Chinese Jades from the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (August 23, 2003 to January 29, 2006)

Monsters, Myths and Minerals (September 28, 1987 to November 26, 1995)

Previous custodian or owner

Abel William Bahr (1877-1959)

Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)

Credit Line

Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

Date

12th-13th century

Period

Song dynasty

Accession Number

S1987.878

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Jewelry and Ornament

Medium

Jade

Dimensions

H x W x D: 5.8 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm (2 5/16 x 1/2 x 1/2 in)

Origin

China

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

carving

jade

Song dynasty (960 - 1279)

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