- 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 1959 to 1963
Edna H. Bahr (d. 1978), by descent from her father, Abel William BahrFrom 1963 to 1987
Arthur M. Sackler, New York, purchased from Edna H. Bahr 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 note 1.
[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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Edna H. Bahr died 1978
Abel William Bahr 1877-1959
Dr. Arthur M. Sackler 1913-1987
- Description
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The bronze haft is of rectangular shape widening in steps toward the socket where only one side bar remains. A trapezoidal hafting hole pierces the haft below its decorated zone. The upper half is inlaid with large turquoise or green glass chips that depict an eye surrounded by linear ornament giving the impression of a head of a zoomorphic figure in profile. This design occurs on both sides. A thick woven material is incrusted in some areas of the bronze. The jade blade, beveled on the sides, widens to the sharpened cutting edge. A cut-out exists at the top of one side of the blade. Its color is buff with one greenish area. (Alterations in the color from green to whitish-buff of the jade; heavy incrustation of patina on haft; some inlay missing or covered with incrustations of bronze patination; blade is chipped on corner of one side with a cut-out on the edge of the other end of the same side.)
- 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
- SI Usage Statement
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