Object: Disk (bi) with raised uniform curls arranged in a grid S1987.920

Classification: Ceremonial Object

Historical period(s): Warring States period, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 475-221 BCE

Object Date: 475-221 BCE

Medium: Jade (nephrite)

Dimension(s): H x W x D: 16.3 x 16.3 x 0.4 cm (6 7/16 x 6 7/16 x 3/16 in)

Origin: China

Credit Line: Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

Collection: Arthur M. Sackler Collection

Accession Number: S1987.920

凸面規則網格谷紋璧
東周戰國時期（公元前475-221年）
中國
軟玉
直徑24.9、厚0.4釐米；孔徑
亞瑟·M·賽克勒贈送
器物編號：S1987.920

Provenance: Max Loehr (1903–1988) Munich, Germany, then Ann Arbor, Michigan, then Boston, Massachusetts [1]

To 1964
Frank Caro Chinese Art, New York, NY [2]

1964 to 1987
Arthur M. Sackler, New York, NY, purchased from Frank Caro on August 27, 1984 [3]

From 1987
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler in 1987 [4]

Notes:

[1] According to information provided by the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, October 9, 2009. Max Loehr was an art historian who specialized in Chinese Art. He held positions at the Museum of Five Continents in Munich, the Sino German Center for Research Promotion in Beijing, Tsinghua University in Beijing, the University of Michigan, and at Harvard University.

[2] See Jade List, December 6, 1965, prepared by Frank Caro Chinese Art for Arthur M. Sackler, copy in object file. According to information provided by the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, October 9, 2009, Arthur M. Sackler purchased the jade in December 1965.

[3] See note 2.

[4] Pursuant to the agreement between Dr. 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.

Previous owner(s): Max Loehr (1903-1988)
Frank Caro Chinese Art (1962-1980)
Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)

Curatorial Remarks

1. (Jeffrey Smith per Keith Wilson, July 8, 2008) "Ceremonial Object" added as secondary classification.
2. (Susan Kitsoulis per Keith Wilson, April 20, 2010) Object Name changed from "Disk (bi 璧)" to "Ceremonial object."
3. (Jeffrey Smith per Matthew Clarke, August 1, 2022) Medium changed from Jade to Jade (nephrite).
4. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, June 6, 2023) Title changed from "Disk (bi)" to "Disk (bi) with raised uniform curls arranged in a grid"; added "Warring States period" as Period Two; Date changed from "200-300 BCE" to "475-221 BCE"; and added Chinese Translation by Jingmin Zhang.

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