Pendant in the form of a fish, one of a pair, probably reworked from a collared disk

1. Original Folder Sheet note indicates name of source and location at date of acquisition. Source address listed in this record is most current.

2. (Kate Theimer, drawn from project written by Sarah L. Newmeyer, April 25, 1995) Carl Whiting Bishop was a member of the Freer Gallery staff who made a series of expeditions to China for the purpose of acquiring objects for the collection.  The first expedition (1923-1927) was funded jointly by the Freer Gallery and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.  The second expedition (1929-1934) was sponsored solely by the Freer.  The 758 objects he acquired were accessioned into the Study Collection and were known as the Bishop Collection. Bishop acquired objects by both purchase and excavation. When the method of acquisition is known, it has been indicated in this record. The Freer Gallery Archives contain extensive primary information about Bishop and the expeditions, including Bishop's journal, 4,000 photographs of sites and of many objects, correspondence, and check stubs.

3. (Jeffrey Smith per Keith Wilson, July 1, 2008) Jewelry added as secondary classification.

4. (Susan Kitsoulis per Keith Wilson, May 24, 2010) Changed object name from "Pendant: fish" to "Jewelry." Title from "Pendant: fish" to "Pendant in the form of a fish."

5. (Najiba Choudhury, Dec 3, 2014) transferred from the Provenance text field: "Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection (Bishop Collection) by transfer to the Freer Gallery of Art permanent collection, August 8, 1974.

Acquired in China as a study material by Kuang-chung Tung [Dong Guangzhong] 董光忠 (Freer Gallery's Associate Curator, Carl Whiting Bishop's assistant for the Freer Gallery China Expedition) for the Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection (Bishop Collection), 1923-25."

6. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, May 4, 2018) Title changed from "Pendant in the form of a fish" to "Pendant in the form of a fish, one of a pair, probably reworked from a flanged bracelet or collared disk"; object name changed from "jewelry" to "pendant"; period one changed from "Shang dynasty" to "Late Shang dynasty"; period two added "Anyang period"; geography changed from "China" to "China, probably Henan province, Anyang";  medium changed from "Jade" to "Jade (nephrite)"; added Chinese object caption by Jingmin Zhang; and changed the desciption field from "Fish pendant of thin, tannish-gray material.  Curved in form, with notch to mark the transition between dorsal fin and splayed, bifurcated tail.  Diagonal striations indicate fins.  Pairs of ventral fins, one of which is chipped, extend at right angles to the body of the fish.  Biconical perforation" to " Fish pendant of thin, tannish gray material. Curved in form, with incut to mark transition between dorsal fin and splayed, bifurcated tail. Diagonal striations indicate fins. Pairs of ventral fins, one of which is chipped, extend at right angles to the body of the fish. Biconical perforation. One of a pair with F1979.27."

7. (YinYing Chen per Keith Wilson, February 22, 2023)
Change title from "Pendant in the form of a fish, one of a pair, probably reworked from a flanged bracelet or collared disk" to "Pendant in the form of a fish, one of a pair, probably reworked from a collared disk."
Change date from "ca. 1300-ca. 1050 BCE" to "ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE."
Change date from "公元前1300-1050年" to "公元前1250-1050年" in the translation field.