Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1959
- Abel William Bahr (1877–1959), Shanghai, China; London, England; Montreal, Canada; New York, NY; and Ridgefield, Connecticut [1]
- From 1959 to 1963
- Edna Bahr (1907–1986) by inheritance upon the death of Abel William Bahr [2]
- From 1963 to 1987
- Arthur M. Sackler, New York, NY, purchased from the Bahr Collection in 1963 [3]
- From 1987
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Arthur M. Sackler on September 11, 1987 [4]
- Notes:
- [1] According to information provided by the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, October 9, 2009.
- [2] Edna Bahr inherited upon the death of her father, Abel William Bahr. Edna Bahr divided the collection, making gifts to museums and selling to private collectors. She sold several pieces to Arthur M. Sackler in 1963.
- [3] See #462: “Green,” on list provided by the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, October 9, 2009, copy in object file.
- [4] Pursuant to the agreement between 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
- Cicadas (May 28 to June 17, 2004)
- In Praise of Ancestors: Ritual Objects from China (September 28, 1987 to January 1, 1989)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Abel William Bahr (1877-1959)
- Edna H. Bahr (1907-1986)
- Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
- 206 BCE-220 CE
- Period
- Han dynasty
- Accession Number
- S1987.539
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Ceremonial Object
- Medium
- Jade (nephrite)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5.5 x 2.9 x 0.6 cm (2 3/16 x 1 1/8 x 1/4 in)
- Origin
- China
- Related Online Resources
- Google Arts & Culture
- Jades for Life and Death
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- jade
- nephrite
- Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)
- funerary
- cicada
- China
- Chinese Art
- protection
- Record ID
- fsg_S1987.539
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye30dfff5bf-3345-42c3-9c45-c023392984f1
