- Provenance
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To 1946
Tonying and Company, Inc., New York to 1946. [1]From 1946
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Tonying and Company, Inc., New York in 1946. [2]Notes:
[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record. For more information, see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
[2] See note 1.
- Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)
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Tonying and Company established 1902
- Description
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A pair of Apsarases (gold). modelled in the round n flying position with flowing robes; floating scarves and jewelled streamers in filigree work around bodies; elaborate crowns; wreaths of flowers around the necks; hands extended in front of face holding a single lotus flower; ears pierced for earrings; each figure supported by an intricate filigree cloud pattern.
- Published References
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- Michel Beurdeley. L'amateur chinois des Han au XXe siecle. Aspects de l'art Fribourg. pl. 6.
- Dr. John Alexander Pope, Thomas Lawton, Harold P. Stern. The Freer Gallery of Art. 2 vols., Washington and Tokyo, 1971-1972. cat. 106, vol. 1: p. 176.
- Masterpieces of Chinese and Japanese Art: Freer Gallery of Art handbook. Washington, 1976. p. 26.
- The Horizon Book of the Arts of China. New York. p. 276.
- Collection Area(s)
- Chinese Art
- Web Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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