Head of a tomb figure of a horse
date: label: Date
content: early 1st-early 3rd century
label: Period
content: Eastern Han dynasty
notes: label: Description
content: Clay: soft, buff.
label: Description
content: Unglazed.
label: Description
content: Has a wood stand.
label: Provenance
content: To 1916
label: Provenance
content: Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1916 [1]
label: Provenance
content: From 1916 to 1919
label: Provenance
content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Wang Jiantang in 1916 [2]
label: Provenance
content: From 1920
label: Provenance
content: The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
label: Provenance
content: Notes:
label: Provenance
content: [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 954, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
label: Provenance
content: [2] See note 1.
label: Provenance
content: [3] 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.
label: Collection
content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection
label: Exhibition History
content: Chinese Ceramics (March 15, 1982 to July 10, 1986)
label: Exhibition History
content: Chinese Art (March 9, 1981 to March 12, 1982)
label: Exhibition History
content: Chinese Ceramics (May 9, 1980 to March 6, 1981)
label: Exhibition History
content: Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)
label: Previous custodian or owner
content: Wang Jiantang 王鑑堂 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)
label: Previous custodian or owner
content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
place: label: Origin
content: China
topic: label: Topic
content: ceramic
label: Topic
content: horse
label: Topic
content: Eastern Han dynasty (25 - 220)
label: Topic
content: China
label: Topic
content: earthenware
label: Topic
content: Chinese Art
label: Topic
content: Charles Lang Freer collection
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content: Google Arts & Culture
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content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: F1916.409
objectType: label: Type
content: Sculpture
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Unglazed earthenware
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 13.1 x 14.3 cm (5 3/16 x 5 5/8 in)