114:2014a,b

Object Title
Covered Cylindrical Wine Vessel with Chain-and-Ball Handle
Measurements
15 1/8 x 6 x 6 1/2 inches
Creation Date
4th 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
Kaikodo, New York, NY;

1995 - 2014
Edith J. Spink (1921–2011), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Kaikodo;

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.

116:2014

Object Title
Decorative Appliqué (pushou xianhuan) in the Form of a Monster Mask with Ring Handle
Measurements
4 3/8 x 4 x 2 3/4 inches
Creation Date
475 BC - AD 9
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
Kaikodo, New York, NY, USA, and Kamakura, Japan;

1997 - 2014
Edith J. Spink (1921–2011), St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from Kaikodo;

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.

37:2014

Object Title
Ritual Disk or Ring (huan) with Spiral Decoration
Measurements
diameter 8 11/16 inches; thickness 1/4 inches
Creation Date
5th-4th 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
Bluett & Sons Ltd., London, England;

1984 - 2014
C. C. Johnson Spink (1916–1992) and Edith J. Spink (1921–2011), St. Louis, MO, USA;

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.

40:2014a,b

Object Title
Covered Wine Vessel (hu) with Design of Animals
Measurements
14 5/8 x 9 1/2 x 9 inches
Creation Date
late 6th-early 5th 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
by 1992 - 1996
J. J. Lally & Co. (James J. Lally), New York, NY;

1996 - 2014
Edith J. Spink (1921–2011), St. Louis, MO, purchased from J. J. Lally & Co.;

2014
Saint Louis Art Museum, bequest of Edith J. and C. C. Johnson Spink
Exhibition Information
James J. Lally, "Chinese Archaic Bronzes, Sculpture and Works of Art: June 2 to June 27, 1992," catalogue number 24.
Publication Information
James J. Lally, "Chinese Archaic Bronzes, Sculpture and Works of Art: June 2 to June 27, 1992," catalogue number 24.
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.

112:2014

Object Title
Tripod Vessel (xi ding) in the Form of an Animal
Measurements
3 1/2 x 7 x 5 3/4 inches
Creation Date
7th-6th 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
1988
J. J. Lally & Co. (James J. Lally), New York, NY;

1988 - 2014
C. C. Johnson Spink (1916–1992) and Edith J. Spink (1921–2011), St. Louis, MO, purchased from J. J. Lally & Co.;

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.

110:2014

Object Title
Tripod Food Vessel (ding)
Measurements
8 x 8 1/8 x 7 7/8 inches
Creation Date
9th-8th 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
1988
J. J. Lally & Co. (James J. Lally), New York, NY;

1988 - 2014
C. C. Johnson Spink (1916–1992) and Edith J. Spink (1921–2011), St. Louis, MO, purchased from J. J. Lally & Co.;

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.

111:2014

Object Title
Pouring Vessel (yi)
Measurements
6 7/8 x 14 1/4 x 6 inches
Creation Date
9th-8th 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
C.C. Johnson Spink (1916–1992) and Edith J. Spink (1921–2011), St. Louis, MO;

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.

36:2014a,b

Object Title
Covered Food Vessel (xu) with Design of Kui-Dragons and Animal-Headed Handles
Measurements
8 1/4 x 15 3/8 x 7 3/4 inches
Creation Date
9th-8th 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
1985/06/04
At auction, Sotheby's New York, "Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art," June 4, 1985, sale no. 5340, lot no. 12;

1987
J. J. Lally & Co. (James J. Lally), New York, NY;

1987 - 2014
C. C. Johnson Spink (1916–1992) and Edith J. Spink (1921–2011), St. Louis, MO, purchased from J. J. Lally & Co.;

2014
Saint Louis Art Museum, bequest of Edith J. and C. C. Johnson Spink
Exhibition Information
None known.
Publication Information
Yang Xiaoneng, "The Shi Ke Xu: Reconsideration of an Inscribed Late Western Zhou Ritual Vessel," Artibus Asiae, vol. 52, nos. 3-4 (1992), pp. 163-214.

Sotheby's New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Sale 5340, June 4, 1985 (New York: Sotheby's, 1985).
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.

106:2014

Object Title
Tripod Vessel (li)
Measurements
4 1/4 x 5 x 4 3/4 inches
Creation Date
early 11th 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
J. J. Lally & Co. (James J. Lally), New York, NY;

1992 - 2014
C. C. Johnson Spink (1916–1992) and Edith J. Spink (1921–2011), St. Louis, MO, purchased from J. J. Lally & Co.;

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.

2014.007

Object Title
Large Yue-type southern celadon jar with "horns"
Measurements
H. 12 5/16 in. (31.3 cm)
Creation Date
Song dynasty (960-1279)
Credit Line
Acquired through the generosity of Judith Stoikov, Class of 1963
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
n/a
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang dynasty (618-906 AD) or earlier
Provenance Information
1930s-1959 collection of A.W. Bahr (1877-1959), Ridgefield, CT; 1959 estate of A.W. Bahr; 1959-early 1980s collection of Edna H. Bahr (d. 1986), Ridgefield, CT (by descent from her father A.W. Bahr); early 1980s-2014 collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (1929-2014), New York (purchased from Edna H. Bahr); (2014 with Zetterquist Galleries, New York (on consignment from Ellsworth); 2014 collection of Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (purchased through Zetterquist Galleries)
Exhibition Information
Zetterquist Galleries, New York, NY, Chinese Monochromes, March 15 - March 22, 2014
Publication Information
Zetterquist, Eric. Chinese Monochromes [an exh. cat.]. (New York: Zetterquist Galleries, 2014).
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
Object was in the collection of Abel W. Bahr (1877-1959) before 1970, as per documentation, on file.
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