Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1964
- Frank Caro Chinese Art, New York, NY, method of acquisition unknown [1]
- 1964 to 1987
- Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, New York, NY, purchased in New York, NY from Frank Caro Chinese Art on August 27, 1964 [2]
- From 1987
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler on September 11, 1987 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] Frank Caro stock number FC 227, “Jade pendent ‘S’ shaped dragon with stylized cloud motifs in relief. Grayish buff jade. East Chou [Zhou]. Lt: 4 ¼ in,” see invoice from Frank Caro Chinese Art to Arthur M. Sackler, August 27,
- 1964, copy in object file.
- [2] See invoice cited in note 1.
- [3] Pursuant to the agreement between Dr. Arthur M. Sackler and the Smithsonian Institution, dated July 28, 1982, legal title of the donated objects was transferred to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery on September 11, 1987.
- Collection
- Arthur M. Sackler Collection
- Exhibition History
- In Praise of Ancestors: Ritual Objects from China (September 28, 1987 to January 1, 1989)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Frank Caro Chinese Art (1962-1980)
- Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
- 475-400 BCE
- Period
- Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
- Accession Number
- S1987.563
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Jewelry and Ornament
- Medium
- Jade (nephrite)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3.7 x 10.6 x 0.6 cm (1 7/16 x 4 3/16 x 1/4 in)
- Origin
- China
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- Jades for Life and Death
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- carving
- jade
- nephrite
- dragon
- Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)
- Warring States period (475 - 221 BCE)
- China
- Chinese Art
- Record ID
- fsg_S1987.563
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f8c408dd-a259-4722-a439-3a8270bf1afc
