Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1912
- Abel William Bahr (1877-1959), London, to 1912 [1]
- From 1912 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Abel William Bahr, London, in 1912 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 362, pg. 108, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) was a collector and dealer born in Shanghai, China. After he left Shanghai in 1910, he lived, at various points in time, in London, Montreal, and Ridgefield, Connecticut. He established a gallery in New York City in 1920.
- [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
- Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 1644-1911
- Period
- Qing dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1912.54
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Turquoise
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2.1 x 3.2 cm (13/16 x 1 1/4 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
- stone
- Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
- frog
- China
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1912.54
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye388240a75-1d2f-4a56-89bc-90ccbbc86101
