119:2014

Object Title
Vessel (hu) in the Form of a Silkworm Cocoon with Design of Swirling Clouds
Measurements
11 1/8 x 13 x 8 1/2 inches
Creation Date
1st century BC
Credit Line
Spink Asian Art Collection, Bequest of Edith J. and C. C. Johnson Spink
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
www.slam.org
Provenance Information
James J. Lally, New York, NY; 1986 - 2014
C.C. Johnson Spink (1916–1992) and Edith J. Spink (1921–2011), St. Louis, MO, purchased from James J. Lally; 2014 Saint Louis Art Museum, bequest of Edith J. and C. C. Johnson Spink
Exhibition Information
None known.
Publication Information
None known.
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
In a letter dated August 16, 1988, C.C. Johnson Spink wrote to a Hong Kong dealer explaining that his purchase was “destined for the St. Louis Art Museum” and that “the collection…will be given to the Museum at some future date.” This object was part of a collection of 215 works of Chinese or Japanese origin, collected by C. C. Johnson Spink and Edith J. Spink from the 1970s through the 1990s. The Museum formally received the collection by bequest in 2014.

120:2014a,b

Object Title
Tripod Steamer and Bowl with Design of Clouds
Measurements
closed: 8 x 9 x 9 inches
Creation Date
1st century BC
Credit Line
Spink Asian Art Collection, Bequest of Edith J. and C. C. Johnson Spink
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
www.slam.org
Provenance Information
Charlotte Horstmann & Gerald Godfrey Ltd., Hong Kong; 1988 - 2014 C. C. Johnson Spink (1916–1992) and Edith J. Spink (1921–2011), St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from Charlotte Horstmann & Gerald Godfrey Ltd.; 2014 Saint Louis Art Museum, bequest of Edith J. and C. C. Johnson Spink
Exhibition Information
None known.
Publication Information
None known.
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
In a letter dated August 16, 1988, C.C. Johnson Spink wrote to a Hong Kong dealer explaining that his purchase was “destined for the St. Louis Art Museum” and that “the collection…will be given to the Museum at some future date.” This object was part of a collection of 215 works of Chinese or Japanese origin, collected by C. C. Johnson Spink and Edith J. Spink from the 1970s through the 1990s. The Museum formally received the collection by bequest in 2014.

2012.029.009

Object Title
Eight-foiled mirror with design of Daoist immortal Lu Dongbin
Measurements
diam: 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm)
Creation Date
960-1279
Credit Line
Gift of Stella Fessler McCoy
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
between 1984 and 1996 - 2007 collection of John (1924-2007) and Stella Fessler McCoy (b. 1934), Shanghai and Arlington, VA (purchased in Shanghai, probably at the Fleet Market); 2007 - 2012 collection of Stella Fessler McCoy, Arlington (sole owner after death of John McCoy); 2012 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Stella McCoy)
Exhibition Information
None
Publication Information
None
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This mirror is one of a small but significant collection of Chinese mirrors, which demonstrates the importance of this medium and form in the Chinese culture, particularly when held in dialogue with similar objects from other dynasties and/or cultures.

2012.029.008

Object Title
Eight-foiled mirror with design of the Moon Palace of Chang-E
Measurements
diam: 7 5/16 in. (18.5 cm)
Creation Date
960-1279
Credit Line
Gift of Stella Fessler McCoy
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
between 1984 and 1996 - 2007 collection of John (1924-2007) and Stella Fessler McCoy (b. 1934), Shanghai and Arlington, VA (purchased in Shanghai, probably at the Fleet Market); 2007 - 2012 collection of Stella Fessler McCoy, Arlington (sole owner after death of John McCoy); 2012 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Stella McCoy)
Exhibition Information
None
Publication Information
None
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This mirror is one of a small but significant collection of Chinese mirrors, which demonstrates the importance of this medium and form in the Chinese culture, particularly when held in dialogue with similar objects from other dynasties and/or cultures.

2012.029.007

Object Title
Eight-foiled mirror with design of paired dragons and tripod censer
Measurements
diam: 7 1/2 in. (19 cm)
Creation Date
960-1279
Credit Line
Gift of Stella Fessler McCoy
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
between 1984 and 1996 - 2007 collection of John (1924-2007) and Stella Fessler McCoy (b. 1934), Shanghai and Arlington, VA (purchased in Shanghai, probably at the Fleet Market); 2007 - 2012 collection of Stella Fessler McCoy, Arlington (sole owner after death of John McCoy); 2012 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Stella McCoy)
Exhibition Information
None
Publication Information
None
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This mirror is one of a small but significant collection of Chinese mirrors, which demonstrates the importance of this medium and form in the Chinese culture, particularly when held in dialogue with similar objects from other dynasties and/or cultures.

2012.029.006

Object Title
Eight-foiled mirror with design of auspicious flowers and pairs of mandarin ducks and parrots
Measurements
diam: 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm)
Creation Date
8th century
Credit Line
Gift of Stella Fessler McCoy
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
between 1984 and 1996 - 2007 collection of John (1924-2007) and Stella Fessler McCoy (b. 1934), Shanghai and Arlington, VA (purchased in Shanghai, probably at the Fleet Market); 2007 - 2012 collection of Stella Fessler McCoy, Arlington (sole owner after death of John McCoy); 2012 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Stella McCoy)
Exhibition Information
None
Publication Information
None
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This mirror is one of a small but significant collection of Chinese mirrors, which demonstrates the importance of this medium and form in the Chinese culture, particularly when held in dialogue with similar objects from other dynasties and/or cultures.

2012.029.005

Object Title
Eight-lobed mirror with design of paired phoenix, baoxianghua flowers, and clouds
Measurements
diam: 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm)
Creation Date
8th century
Credit Line
Gift of Stella Fessler McCoy
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
between 1984 and 1996 - 2007 collection of John (1924-2007) and Stella Fessler McCoy (b. 1934), Shanghai and Arlington, VA (purchased in Shanghai, probably at the Fleet Market); 2007 - 2012 collection of Stella Fessler McCoy, Arlington (sole owner after death of John McCoy); 2012 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Stella McCoy)
Exhibition Information
None
Publication Information
None
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This mirror is one of a small but significant collection of Chinese mirrors, which demonstrates the importance of this medium and form in the Chinese culture, particularly when held in dialogue with similar objects from other dynasties and/or cultures.

2012.029.004

Object Title
Eight-lobed mirror with design of paired phoenix and baoxianghua flowers
Measurements
diam: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm)
Creation Date
8th century
Credit Line
Gift of Stella Fessler McCoy
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
between 1984 and 1996 - 2007 collection of John (1924-2007) and Stella Fessler McCoy (b. 1934), Shanghai and Arlington, VA (purchased in Shanghai, probably at the Fleet Market); 2007 - 2012 collection of Stella Fessler McCoy, Arlington (sole owner after death of John McCoy); 2012 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Stella McCoy)
Exhibition Information
None
Publication Information
None
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This mirror is one of a small but significant collection of Chinese mirrors, which demonstrates the importance of this medium and form in the Chinese culture, particularly when held in dialogue with similar objects from other dynasties and/or cultures.

2012.029.003

Object Title
Mirror with TLV and animal designs
Measurements
diam: 5 9/16 in. (14.2 cm)
Creation Date
100 BC-AD 100
Credit Line
Gift of Stella Fessler McCoy
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
between 1984 and 1996 - 2007 collection of John (1924-2007) and Stella Fessler McCoy (b. 1934), Shanghai and Arlington, VA (purchased in Shanghai, probably at the Fleet Market); 2007 - 2012 collection of Stella Fessler McCoy, Arlington (sole owner after death of John McCoy); 2012 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Stella McCoy)
Exhibition Information
None
Publication Information
None
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This mirror is one of a small but significant collection of Chinese mirrors, which demonstrates the importance of this medium and form in the Chinese culture, particularly when held in dialogue with similar objects from other dynasties and/or cultures.

2012.029.002

Object Title
Mirror with inscription, concentric circle and continuous arc design
Measurements
diam: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
Creation Date
206 BC-AD 9
Credit Line
Gift of Stella Fessler McCoy
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
between 1984 and 1996 - 2007 collection of John (1924-2007) and Stella Fessler McCoy (b. 1934), Shanghai and Arlington, VA (purchased in Shanghai, probably at the Fleet Market); 2007 - 2012 collection of Stella Fessler McCoy, Arlington (sole owner after death of John McCoy); 2012 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Stella McCoy)
Exhibition Information
None
Publication Information
None
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This mirror is one of a small but significant collection of Chinese mirrors, which demonstrates the importance of this medium and form in the Chinese culture, particularly when held in dialogue with similar objects from other dynasties and/or cultures.
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