• Six-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks, probably recut
  • Six-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks, probably recut
  • Six-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks, probably recut

Six-tier tube (cong 琮) with masks, probably recut

Classification
Ceremonial Object
Maker(s)
Artist: Liangzhu culture 良渚 (ca. 3300-ca. 2250 BCE)
Historical period(s)
Late Neolithic period, ca. 3300-2250 BCE
Object Date
ca. 3300-2250 BCE
Medium
Jade (nephrite)
Dimension(s)
H x W x D: 18.8 x 7.7 x 7.8 cm (7 3/8 x 3 1/16 x 3 1/16 in) Diam (hole): 6.9 cm (2 3/4 in)
Origin
China, Lake Tai region
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1916.157
人面紋六節琮,疑經重新切割
新石器時代晚期良渚文化 (公元前3300--2250年)
中國太湖地區
軟玉
高18.8、寬7.7、厚7.8 釐米;孔徑6.9 釐米
查爾斯·蘭·佛利爾贈送
器物編號:F1916.157
On View Location
Currently not on view
Provenance
Previous owner(s)
Lai-Yuan & Company (C.L. Freer source) (ca. 1915-April 1921)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Description
Tall, squared, hollow cylinder of the type ts’ung [cong] 琮; projecting collar at top and base; mottled rich browns, black, and yellowish tan; decoration: channeled and incised, vertical grooves on sides, horizontal notches, ridges, and circles at corners. (Slight surface defects.)
Past label text
Curatorial Remarks
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