Stand
Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1916
- Abel William Bahr (1877-1959), London, to 1916 [1]
- From 1916 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Abel William Bahr, London, in 1916 [2]
- From 1920
- The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 903 B, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, the object record for F1916.228. 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
- 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
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Date
- 618-907
- Period
- Tang dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1916.712
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Furniture and Furnishing
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3.6 x 6.7 x 4.7 cm (1 7/16 x 2 5/8 x 1 7/8 in)
- Origin
- China
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Topic
- metal
- bronze
- Tang dynasty (618 - 907)
- China
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1916.712
