Reportedly excavated in Shansi in the 18th century [1]
Acquired by an unnamed connoissuer [2]
Emperor Ch'ien-lung, given by an unnamed connoisuer [3]
To 1919
You Xiaoxi (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1919 [4]
1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi in 1919 [5]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [6]
Notes:
[1] Curatorial Remark 6, H. E. Buckman, 1964, in the object record, states: "The Envelope File, which has now been destroyed, gave the following information: This particular [object], excavated in Shansi in the 18th century, was acquired by a connoisseur who presented it to the Emperor Ch'ien-lung, and bears on one side an incised inscription, 'Feng No. 130, Imperial Ch'ien-lung Art Series.'"
[2] See note 1.
[3] See note 1.
[4] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1421, pg. 338, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[5] See note 4.
[6] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
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