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Chariot shaft fitting in the form of a dragon head

National Museum of Asian Art

Object Details

Provenance
To 1932
C. T. Loo & Company, New York. [1]
From 1932
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from C. T. Loo & Company, New York. [2]
Notes:
[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.
[2] See note 1.
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History
Art and Industry: China’s Houma Foundry (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
Clay and Metal: Ancient Chinese Ceramics and Metal (February 25, 1997 to August 9, 2011)
Chinese Metalwork (May 9, 1993 to March 21, 1997)
Chinese Art (February 18, 1983 to April 1, 1987)
Chinese Art (March 15, 1982 to June 15, 1982)
Chinese Art of the Warring States Period: Change and Community, 480-222 B.C. (September 30, 1982 to February 17, 1983)
Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)
Chinese Bronze, Jade, Metalwork (March 1, 1957 to January 1, 1963)
Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 14 and 15 (February 25, 1956 to March 1, 1957)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork and Painting, East Corridor (February 15, 1955 to August 26, 1955)
Special Mirror Exhibition (November 16, 1954 to February 25, 1955)
Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1946 (May 7, 1946 to February 25, 1956)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1944 (November 15, 1944 to May 6, 1946)
Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1943 (March 22, 1943 to November 17, 1944)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork (March 14, 1931 to March 22, 1943)
Stone Sculpture, Buddhist Bronze, and Chinese Painting (May 2, 1923 to February 25, 1956)
Previous custodian or owner
C.T. Loo & Company (1914-1948)
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
ca. 4th century BCE
Period
Late Eastern Zhou dynasty, Late Warring States period
Accession Number
F1932.14a-c
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Tool and Equipment
Medium
Bronze with gilding and silvering and glass
Dimensions
H x W x D: 12.9 x 23.1 x 17 cm (5 1/16 x 9 1/8 x 6 11/16 in)
Origin
Jincun, Henan province, China
On View
Freer Gallery 18: Art and Industry: China's Ancient Houma Foundry
Related Online Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Topic
casting
gilding
silvering
metal
bronze
dragon
dragon
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)
Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)
China
Chinese Art
Record ID
fsg_F1932.14a-c
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3931f70d0-4b14-478e-8cd6-c9b6300d6d3e

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