2011.423A-B

Object Title
Figure of Court Woman (with base)
Measurements
8 in h x 2 1/2 in w x 2 1/2 in d
Creation Date
Tang dynasty (618-907)
Credit Line
Donated by Kai-yin Lo (Hong Kong)
Museum Contact
provenance@denverartmuseum.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
End of Tang dynasty (907 CE)
Provenance Information
Collection of Kai-Yin Lo, Hong Kong [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 2011 [1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1997.
Exhibition Information
N/A
Publication Information
N/A
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
Work on loan since 1997; acquisition fills gap in collection.

2011.421

Object Title
Vase / Cup
Measurements
3 1/8 in h x 3 3/4 in dia
Creation Date
Early 600s-early 900s, Tang Dynasty (618–907)
Credit Line
Donated by Kai-yin Lo (Hong Kong)
Museum Contact
provenance@denverartmuseum.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
End of Tang dynasty (907 CE)
Provenance Information
Collection of Kai-Yin Lo, Hong Kong [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 2011
[1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1997
Exhibition Information
Bright as Silver, White as Snow: Chinese White Ceramics from Late Tang to Yuan Dynasty, Denver Art Museum, October 1, 1998 - September 30, 1999
Publication Information
Regina Krahl, Roderick Whitfiled and Soren Edgern. Bright as Silver, White as Snow: Chinese White Ceramics from Late Tang to Yuan Dynasty. Yung Ming Tang. 04/01/1998, plate 5
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
Work on loan since 1997; acquisition fills gap in collection

2017.43

Object Title
Bridled and Saddled Horse
Measurements
20 in h x 7 1/2 in w x 21 n l
Creation Date
600s–700s, Tang dynasty (618–907)
Credit Line
Denver Art Museum: Bequest of Bernadette Berger
Museum Contact
provenance@denverartmuseum.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/object/2017.43
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
End of Tang dynasty (907 CE)
Provenance Information
(Sotheby’s), New York, 3/19/97, Sale no. 5953, lot 193; Purchased by Bernadette Berger [1940-2015], Denver, CO, 1997 [1]; Bequeathed to the Denver Art Museum, 2017
[1] on loan to the Denver Art Museum starting April 1997
Exhibition Information
Asian Galleries, Denver Art Museum, 4/1997 - 6/1997; 12/1997 - 3/1998; 5/2021 - 12/2021; Linking Asia exhibition, Denver Art Museum, 12/17/2017 – 4/1/2018
Publication Information
Jiao, Tianlong. Caruso, Laura ed. Linking Asia: Art, Trade, and Devotion. Denver Art Museum. 2017:176.
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
Work adds to Museum's small collection of Tang ceramic sculptures; acquisition allows opportunity to put object into public domain and facilitate further research.

2018.39.1

Object Title
Jar
Measurements
14 × 12 in. (35.56 × 30.48 cm)
Creation Date
ca. 3rd century B.C.E.
Credit Line
Gift of Ann and Robert S. Walzer
Museum Contact
artgalleryinfo@yale.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/237020
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
n/a
Provenance Information
With Throckmorton Fine Arts, New York, by 1999; sold to Ann Werlin Walzer and Robert S. Walzer, West Redding, Conn., 1999; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2017
Exhibition Information
n/a
Publication Information
“Acquisitions July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2018.pdf (accessed December 1, 2018).
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
N/D
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
n/a

2017.54.21.1-.3

Object Title
Three Tomb Figures
Measurements
1. Woman in Red: 22 × 6 1/2 × 5 in. (55.9 × 16.5 × 12.7 cm) 2. Woman with Bird: 20 1/2 × 7 3/16 × 5 in. (52.1 × 18.3 × 12.7 cm) 3. Child: 9 1/4 × 5 1/4 × 4 in. (23.5 × 13.3 × 10.2 cm)
Creation Date
10th–13th century
Credit Line
Gift of the Rubin-Ladd Foundation under the bequest of Ester R. Portnow
Museum Contact
artgalleryinfo@yale.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/217971
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
n/a
Provenance Information
With TK Asian Antiquities, Williamsburg, Virginia, by March 2004; sold to the Rubin-Ladd Foundation, Georgetown, Conn., and New York, March 17, 2004 (R-L inv. no. C-0304 10); given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2016
Exhibition Information
n/a
Publication Information
“Acquisitions July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2017.pdf (accessed December 1, 2017).
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
N/D
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
n/a

2017.54.20a-b

Object Title
Hu
Measurements
14 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (36.8 × 26.7 cm)
Creation Date
4th–3rd century B.C.E.
Credit Line
Gift of the Rubin-Ladd Foundation under the bequest of Ester R. Portnow
Museum Contact
artgalleryinfo@yale.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/217970
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
n/a
Provenance Information
With TK Asian Antiquities, Williamsburg, Virginia, and New York, by 2001; sold to the Rubin-Ladd Foundation, Georgetown, Conn., and New York, 2001; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2016
Exhibition Information
n/a
Publication Information
“Acquisitions July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2017.pdf (accessed December 1, 2017).
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
N/D
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
n/a

2012.129.3

Object Title
Guardian Warrior (Heavenly King)
Measurements
41 1/2 × 20 × 8 in. (105.41 × 50.8 × 20.32 cm)
Creation Date
8th century CE
Credit Line
Gift of the Rubin-Ladd Foundation under the bequest of Ester R. Portnow
Museum Contact
artgalleryinfo@yale.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/177230
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
n/a
Provenance Information
With TK Asian Antiquities, New York, by November 2003; sold to the Rubin-Ladd Foundation, Georgetown, Conn., and New York, November 16, 2003 (R-L inv. no. C0304 11); given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2012
Exhibition Information
n/a
Publication Information
n/a
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
N/D
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
n/a

2010.205.14

Object Title
Belt Plaque with Design of Raptors and Snakes
Measurements
2 3/16 × 4 5/8 × 1/8 in. (5.5 × 11.8 × 0.3 cm)
Creation Date
5th–3rd century B.C.E.
Credit Line
Gift of the Rubin-Ladd Foundation under the bequest of Ester R. Portnow
Museum Contact
artgalleryinfo@yale.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/161748
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
n/a
Provenance Information
With J.J. Lally & Company, New York, by October 2002; sold to the Rubin-Ladd Foundation, Georgetown, Conn., and New York, October 3, 2002 (R-L inv. no. C0203 5); given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2010
Exhibition Information
n/a
Publication Information
n/a
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
N/D
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
n/a

2010.205.13a-b

Object Title
Pair of Belt plaques with Confronted Bovines
Measurements
2 3/8 × 4 7/16 × 1/4 in. (6 × 11.2 × 0.6 cm) 2 3/8 × 4 7/16 × 1/4 in. (6 × 11.2 × 0.6 cm)
Creation Date
3rd–1st century B.C.E.
Credit Line
Gift of the Rubin-Ladd Foundation under the bequest of Ester R. Portnow
Museum Contact
artgalleryinfo@yale.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/161747
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
n/a
Provenance Information
With TK Asian Antiquities, Williamsburg, Virginia, by October 2009; sold to The Rubin-Ladd Foundation, Georgetown, Conn. and New York, October 21, 2009; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2010
Exhibition Information
n/a
Publication Information
n/a
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
N/D
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
n/a

2010.205.12a-b

Object Title
Pair of Deer-Shaped Garment Plaques
Measurements
1 7/16 × 1 15/16 × 3/16 in. (3.7 × 5 × 0.4 cm) 1 7/16 × 2 × 3/16 in. (3.7 × 5.1 × 0.4 cm)
Creation Date
5th–3rd century B.C.E.
Credit Line
Gift of the Rubin-Ladd Foundation under the bequest of Ester R. Portnow
Museum Contact
artgalleryinfo@yale.edu
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/161746
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
n/a
Provenance Information
With TK Asian Antiquities, Williamsburg, Va., by March 2003; sold to the Rubin-Ladd Foundation, Georgetown, Conn., and New York, March 23, 2003; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2010
Exhibition Information
n/a
Publication Information
n/a
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
N/D
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
n/a
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