34:2014

Object Title
Rectangular Food Vessel (fang ding) with Flattened Feet in the Form of Kui-Dragons
Measurements
16 x 10 1/8 x 4 7/8 inches
Creation Date
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
by 1929 Adolphe René Louis Stoclet (1871–1949) and Suzanne Stevens Stoclet (1874–1949), Brussels, Belgium; 1949 Heirs of Adolphe Stoclet and Suzanne Stevens Stoclet, administered by the Société anonyme (SA) "Compagnie immobilière SAS" [Suzanne et Adolphe Stoclet]; 1975 Eskenazi Limited (Giuseppe Eskenazi), London, England, purchased from the heirs of Adolphe Stoclet and Suzanne Stevens Stoclet; 1979
Rare Art, Inc. (Alan S. Hartman), New York, NY, purchased from Eskenazi Limited; 1981 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
1929, Berlin, Venue Unknown (Versanstaltet von der Gesellschaft fur Ostasiatische Kunst und der Preukischen Akademie der Kunste Berlin)

1935-6, International Exhibition of Chinese Art, London, Royal Academy
Publication Information
Ausstellung Chinesischer Kunst (Berlin: Wurfel Verlag, 1929), catalogue number 3, page 33;

Osvald Siren, A History of Chinese Art (London: Ernest Benn, 1929), plate 27A;

Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Chinese Art, 1935-6 (London: Royal Academy of Arts, 1935), catalogue number 200, page 18;

Christian Deydier, Chinese Bronzes (New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1980), catalogue number 7, page 216
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.

38:2014, 39:2014

Object Title
Pair of Covered Wine Vessels (fang hu) with Design of Interlaced Chi-Dragons
Measurements
each: 16 x 10 1/8 x 4 7/8 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
Kaikodo, New York, NY, USA and Kamakura, Japan;
1998 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
Kaikodo Journal (New York: Kaikodo, 1998), catalogue number 37.
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.

105:2014a,b

Object Title
Covered Vessel (zhi)
Measurements
4 3/8 x 4 x 3 1/4 inches
Creation Date
15th 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., New York, NY; 1994 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.

113:2014

Object Title
Chariot Jingle (ma che luan ling)
Measurements
7 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 2 in.
Creation Date
10th–3rd 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., New York, NY; 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.

13:2015

Object Title
Bowl with Design of Fish and Waterweeds
Measurements
2 1/2 x 9 7/8 inches
Creation Date
14th–15th centuries
Credit Line
William K. Bixby Trust for Asian Art
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
www.slam.org
Provenance Information
c.1994 Private collection, Japan; 2014 Nanri Gallery, Osaka, Japan, purchased from private collection; 2014
Zetterquist Galleries, New York, NY; 2015 Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Zetterquist Galleries
Exhibition Information
None known.
Publication Information
None known.
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
It is not clear that this object was ever in an archaeological context.

138:2014

Object Title
Vase
Measurements
7 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches
Creation Date
late 10th century
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
G. Nakajima Antiques & Curios (Nakajima Gentarô), Kyoto, Japan; 1996 Edith J. Spink (1921–2011), St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from G. Nakajima Antiques & Curios; 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.

217:2014

Object Title
Vase with Design of Dragon, Phoenix, Chimera, and Zoomorphic Masks
Measurements
height: 6 3/8 inches
Creation Date
10th–early 12th century
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
1975 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
Joan Hartman-Goldsmith, Chinese Jade (Hong Kong and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986), pp. 60-61, plate 28.
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.

50:2014

Object Title
Footed Bowl with Lobed Body and Foliated Rim
Measurements
2 5/8 x 4 5/8 in.
Creation Date
early to mid-10th century
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 1995 Carter Fine Art Limited (Anthony Carter) and Caseset Limited (Anthony Carter), London, England; 1997 Edith J. Spink (1921–2011), St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from Caseset Limited; 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.

129:2014.1a,b,.2a,b

Object Title
Pair of Covered Cups With Design of Lotus Petals
Measurements
3 x 2 3/4 inches
Creation Date
early to mid-10th century
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
1984 Bluett & Sons Ltd., London, England, purchased at auction, "Fine Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Works of Art," Sotheby's, London, December 11, 1984, lot no. 149; 1985 C. C. Johnson Spink (1916–1992) and Edith J. Spink (1921–2011), St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from Bluett & Sons 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.

131:2014

Object Title
Footed Cup with Foliated Rim
Measurements
2 3/8 x 4 7/8 x 3 inches
Creation Date
10th century
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 1997 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.
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