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Water holder: tiger

Asian Art Museum

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    Object Details

    Provenance

    To 1917
    You Xiaoxi (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1917 [1]
    From 1917 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi in 1917 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1311, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
    [2] See note 1.
    [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

    Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection

    Previous custodian or owner

    You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

    Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer

    Date

    1368-1644

    Period

    Ming dynasty

    Accession Number

    F1917.371

    Restrictions & Rights

    CC0

    Type

    Vessel

    Medium

    Jade (nephrite)

    Dimensions

    H x W: 8.4 x 23.1 cm (3 5/16 x 9 1/8 in)

    Origin

    China

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    National Museum of Asian Art

    Data Source

    National Museum of Asian Art

    Topic

    jade
    nephrite
    tiger
    Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
    water
    China
    Chinese Art
    Charles Lang Freer collection

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye39ece6479-0006-477a-b70a-96902699545d

    Record ID

    fsg_F1917.371

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