Object Title
Pair of Ducks
Measurements
a: H. 5 in. (12.7 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); L. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm) b: H. 5 in. (12.7 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); L. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm) Storage Box (for both objects): 4 3/8 x 17 x 7 in. (11.1 x 43.2 x 17.8 cm)
Creation Date
ca. 2nd century BC, Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–24 A.D.)
Credit Line
Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/39674
Provenance Information
Purchased from Fook Shing Arts Company, Hong Kong, by Florence and Herbert Irving, New York, in 1988; Collection of Florence and Herbert Irving, New York from 1988 to 2015, on loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1997 until donation to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2015.
Exhibition Information
The works were exhibited at The Metropolitan Museum, New York in the exhibition Introduction to Chinese Lacquer, December 11, 2013–June 6, 2014.
Publication Information
Published on The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s online collection database.
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/39674?sortBy=Relevance&ft=2015.500.7.8*&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=1 as of July 2015
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
The Pari of Ducks has been on long-term loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1997.