Rein fastener with elephants and jingles

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Object Details

Provenance

From at least 1964 to ?

Hosokawa Moritatsu, Tokyo, Japan. [1]

To 1997

Dr. Paul Singer (1904-1997), Summit, New Jersey. [2]

From 1997 to 1999

In the custody of Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, DC [3]

From 1999

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. [4]

Notes:

[1] According to notes from Thomas Lawton, the object was in the collection of Hosokawa Moritatsu when it was published in 1964 in Umehara Sueji, Inkyo (Tokyo: Asahi Shinbunsha, 1964), pl. 45:2. See Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.

[2] See object record.

[3] Between 1997 and 1999, The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art was in the custody of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington DC

[4] See “The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art Gift Agreement” from March 1999, Collections Management Office. The object was formally accessioned into the museum’s permanent collection in 2012. See Acquisition Consideration Form, object file, Collections Management Office.

Collection

Arthur M. Sackler Collection

Exhibition History

Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings (February 25, 2023 to April 28, 2024)

Resound: Ancient Bells of China (October 14, 2017 - July 5, 2021)

Previous custodian or owner

Hosokawa Moritatsu

Dr. Paul Singer (1904-1997)

Credit Line

The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler

Date

ca. 1250-1050 BCE

Period

Late Shang dynasty, Anyang period

Accession Number

S2012.9.612

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Tool and Equipment

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

H x W x D: 37.4 × 5.7 × 9 cm (14 3/4 × 2 1/4 × 3 9/16 in)

Origin

Anyang, probably Henan province, China

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

casting

metal

bronze

elephant

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)

China

Chinese Art

The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

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