Object: Disk (bi) with raised hexagons arranged in a grid and masks S1987.934

Classification: Ceremonial Object

Historical period(s): Forgery in the style of Han dynasty, 20th century

Object Date: 20th century

Medium: Jade (nephrite)

Dimension(s): H x W x D: 24 x 24 x 0.5 cm (9 7/16 x 9 7/16 x 3/16 in)

Origin: China

Credit Line: Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

Collection: Arthur M. Sackler Collection

Accession Number: S1987.934

: 凸面網格蒲紋和獸面紋璧
20世紀仿漢代（公元前206-公元220年）風格
中國
軟玉
直徑14.5、厚0.4釐米；孔徑
亞瑟·M·賽克勒贈送
器物編號：S1987.934

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 Dr. 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 #120: “Disk. Dark green Small hole in center. Narrow band, engraved with rope pattern, divides surface into two fields Hexagonal dots and four Taotie with double bodies,” on list provided by the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, October 9, 2009, copy in object file.

[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): Abel William Bahr (1877-1959)
Edna H. Bahr (1907-1986)
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 7, 2023) Title changed from "Disk (bi)" to "Disk (bi) with raised hexagons arranged in a grid and masks"; Period One changed from "Possibly Han dynasty" to "Forgery in the style of Han dynasty"; Date changed from "200 BCE-200 CE" to "20th century"; and added Chinese Translation by Jingmin Zhang.

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