Northern Constellation Artist: Unknown

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10th–early 12th century

Asian Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Bronze on leather, framed

Dimensions

framed: 21 1/4 × 25 1/4 × 3 in. (54 × 64.1 × 7.6 cm)
18 × 15 × 1 in. (45.7 × 38.1 × 2.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the Rubin-Ladd Foundation under the bequest of Ester R. Portnow

Accession Number

2017.54.22

Geography

China

Culture

Chinese

Period

Liao dynasty (916–1125)

Classification

Ritual Objects

Disclaimer

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Provenance
With TK Asian Antiquities, New York, by March 2003; sold to the Rubin-Ladd Foundation, Georgetown, Conn., and New York, March 30, 2003; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2016
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (December 1, 2017), 17
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States

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