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Axe (<em>yue</em> 鉞), made from a collared disk

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in 1936 with a preface by Wang Dalong, see Duanfang, Taozhai gu yu tu vol. 1 (Shanghai, 1936), p. 1a. Duanfang was a late Qing dynasty government official and a well-known collector of Chinese art. See also Thomas Lawton, A Time of Transition: Two Collectors of Chinese Art (Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, 1991), pp. 37-39, fig. 36.

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Axe blade (<em>yue</em>)

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The axe blade remained in the Stoclet collection until Adolphe Stoclet’s death in 1949, see H.F.E. Visser, Asiatic Art in Private Collections of Holland and Belgium (Amsterdam: De Spieghel Publishing Co., 1948), p. 41.

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Axe shaft cap

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[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1058, pg. 236, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

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Axe-shaped ornament

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[2] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1417, pg. 336, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

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Axle cap and linchpin

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[1] According to Bishop’s unpublished report, Archaeological Research in China, 1924-34, Mr. Karlbeck had acquired nearly all the objects near the site of the ancient city of Shouchun (in the modern province of Anhui). See Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.

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Axle cap with dragons, one of a pair

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[1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 247, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

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Axle cap with dragons, one of a pair

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[1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 248, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

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Axle cap with linchpin cast in the form of a feline head

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H x W x D: 12.6 x 6.4 x 6.2 cm (4 15/16 x 2 1/2 x 2 7/16 in)

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Backplate for ornament (F1917.558)

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[1] According to information provided by Yamanaka and Company (see Curatorial Remarks, H.E. Buckman, 1964, in the object record). Also see F1917.317.1, Curatorial Remark 5, Louise Cort, July 8, 2010, in the object record.

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Ball

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[1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pgs. 1 and 28, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

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Ball

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[1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pgs. 1 and 27, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).

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Ball

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Axle cap with dragons, one of a pair

Axle cap with linchpin cast in the form of a feline head

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