Bell (yong zhong)
Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1911
- Lee Chiao San, Shanghai, to 1911 [1]
- From 1911 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Lee Chiao San in 1911 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 198, 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
- Lee Chiao San (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 9th century BCE
- Period
- Western Zhou dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1911.43
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Musical Instrument
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- H x W: 24.8 x 13.5 cm (9 3/4 x 5 5/16 in)
- Origin
- China
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- casting
- metal
- bronze
- Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 771 BCE)
- China
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1911.43
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye35228a91f-2741-4753-93c6-0b3a08acbf5b
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