Ornament for applique in the form of two musical instruments
Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1911
- Y. Fujita and Company, Kyoto, to 1911 [1]
- From 1911 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Y. Fujita and Company in 1911 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 304, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- [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
- Y. Fujita and Company (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Date
- 19th century
- Period
- Edo period or Meiji era
- Accession Number
- F1911.149
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Jewelry and Ornament
- Medium
- Gilt bronze
- Dimensions
- H x W: 17.6 x 5.6 cm (6 15/16 x 2 3/16 in)
- Origin
- Japan
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Topic
- gilding
- chasing
- metal
- bronze
- Edo period (1615 - 1868)
- Meiji era (1868 - 1912)
- lute
- zither
- Japan
- Japanese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- wirework
- Record ID
- fsg_F1911.149
