- Provenance
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To 1959
Abel William Bahr (1877-1959), Shanghai, China, London, England, Montreal, Canada, New York, NY, and Ridgefield, Connecticut [1]From 1963 to 1987
Arthur M. Sackler, New York, purchased from the Bahr collection in 1963 [2]From 1987
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Arthur M. Sackler on September 11, 1987 [3]Notes:
[1] According to information provided by the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, October 9, 2009.
[2] See #107: "Glossy tan and brown colour. Old imperfections in jade," on list provided by the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, October 9, 2009, copy in object file.
[3] Pursuant to the agreement between 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) and Custodian(s)
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Abel William Bahr 1877-1959
Dr. Arthur M. Sackler 1913-1987
- Description
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Disk with projecting ring around central perforation; irregularly carved and with a wavy edge; mottled glossy brown/tan. (Some calcification; old nicked flaws, polished over; surface adhesion from old label [?].)
(Jenny F. So, Jade Project Database, entered March 24, 2009) Smaller overall diameter than others in collection; opening remains constant. Disk ground quite thin, edges smooth and rounded (fine polish). Subtly convex interior wall of opening suggests a biconical hole that had been smoothed away. Height range of collar larger than others, so that disk shows a "warped" appearanceāstands lopsided. Very faint circular marks on disk/flange.
- Published References
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- J. Keith Wilson, Jingmin Zhang. Jades for Life and Death. .
- Collection Area(s)
- Chinese Art
- Web Resources
- Jades for Life and Death
- Google Cultural Institute
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