Pendant (pei) in the form of a bird

Object Details

Description

Ornament, bird; carved linear details; opaque tans. (Broken tip of beak and chest [latter original loop?]; adherence, reddish [textiles?].)

Provenance

From 1925

C. T. Loo & Co., Paris and New York, from at least 1925 [1]

Mrs. Christian R. (Bettie F.) Holmes (1871-1941), New York and "The Chimneys," Sands Point, Port Washington, Long Island [2]

To 1959

Tonying and Company, New York, to November 25, 1959 [3]

From 1959 to 1987

Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), New York, purchased from Tonying and Company on November 25, 1959 [4]

From 1987

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler on September 11, 1987 [5]

Notes:

[1] See Paul Pelliot, Jades Archaïques de Chine appartenant à M. C. T. Loo (Paris and Brussels: G. Van Oest, 1925), pl. XXVI-6.

[2] According to information provided by Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, October 2009.

[3] See Tonying & Company’s invoice, issued to Arthur M. Sackler, dated November 25, 1959, in which the jade is listed under no. Jo 32: “Archaic Jade Bird / Shang,” copy in object file, provided by Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, October 2009.

[4] See Tonying & Company’s invoice, citied in note 2.

[5] 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

The Arts of China (November 18, 1990 to September 7, 2014)

In Praise of Ancestors: Ritual Objects from China (September 28, 1987 to January 1, 1989)

Studies in connoisseurship: Chinese paintings from the Arthur M. Sackler collection in New York and Princeton (December 8, 1973 to 1975)

Previous custodian or owner

C.T. Loo & Company (1914-1948)

Mrs. Christian R. Holmes (1871-1941)

Tonying and Company 通運公司 (established 1902)

Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)

Credit Line

Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

ca. 1300-1050 BCE

Period

Late Shang dynasty, Anyang period

Accession Number

S1987.679

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Jewelry and Ornament

Medium

Jade (nephrite)

Dimensions

H x W x D: 4.3 x 5.1 x 0.5 cm (1 11/16 x 2 x 3/16 in)

Origin

Anyang, probably Henan province, China

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Topic

carving

jade

nephrite

bird

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)

China

Chinese Art

Record ID

fsg_S1987.679

Metadata Usage (text)

Usage conditions apply

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3bec46c84-7fce-4278-b081-8e253c7e3997