Object Details
- Description
- Wood, covered with black lacquer dusted with gold. Keys and pegs of brown wood; stops inlaid with metal. Inscription on back and inside the face.
- Provenance
- To 1915
- C. T. Loo (1880-1957), New York, NY obtained in China [1]
- 1915 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), gift of C. T. Loo presented to C.L. Freer on Friday, December 31, 1915 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Charles Lang Freer’s diary entry for Friday, December 31, where he reports that “Mr. Loo brought musical instruments,” copy in object file.
- See also letter from C. T. Loo to Charles Lang Freer, undated, copy in object file. Loo writes to Freer: “Our friends in China have heard that you are looking for some antique Ching instruments and so they have bought 2 which I am sending you and hope that you would give us all a great pleasure to accept them as souvenirs from our Chinese friends.” C.L. Freer’s notation on Loo’s letter - “ANSD Jan. 3, 1916” - dates Freer’s response to Loo. The second musical instrument to which Loo refers in his letter is F1915.100.
- 2] See note 1.
- [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer 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
- C. T. Loo 盧芹齋 (1880-1957) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 1638
- Period
- Ming dynasty, Chongzhen reign
- Accession Number
- F1915.99
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Musical Instrument
- Medium
- Black lacquer over wood core
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 122.8 x 19.6 x 12.7 cm (48 3/8 x 7 11/16 x 5 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
- lacquer
- Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
- Chongzhen reign (1628 - 1644)
- China
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1915.99
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye332a00b3f-a141-4f77-a8a2-7b1c0d60faf4
