Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1916
- Abel William Bahr (1877–1959), New York, NY, to 1916 [1]
- From 1916 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854–1919), given by Abel William Bahr, New York, in 1916 [2]
- From 1920
- The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Reserve Miscellaneous List, R. 5695, 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
- Exhibition History
- Glass Exhibition, in honor of VI International Congress on Glass (July 4, 1962 to December 3, 1962)
- 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
- 206 BCE-220 CE
- Period
- Han dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1916.621a-c
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Ceremonial Object
- Medium
- Glass
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5.2 × 2.3 × 0.4 cm (2 1/16 × 7/8 × 3/16 in)
- Origin
- China
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- Jades for Life and Death
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- carving
- jade
- glass
- Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)
- funerary
- cicada
- China
- Chinese Art
- protection
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1916.621a-c
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye39c9c2cbc-0f9f-4e24-b6f2-bf45a88fdd34
