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Stele
Chinese
Northern Qi dynasty
576 A.D.
Medium/Technique
Sandstone
Dimensions
Overall: 191.8 x 36.8 x 20.3 cm (75 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift and Bequest of the Rockefeller family from the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden in Mount Desert, Maine
Accession Number1980.678
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Stele
ProvenanceSadajiro Yamanaka (b. 1866 - d. 1936), New York; October 13, 1932, sold by Yamanaka and Co., New York, to Abigail ("Abby") Greene Aldrich Rockefeller (b. 1874 - d. 1948), Seal Harbor, ME; 1948, by inheritance to her children, Abigail Aldrich Rockefeller Mauzé (b. 1903 - d. 1976), John Davison Rockefeller III (b. 1906 - d. 1978), Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (b. 1908 - d. 1979), Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (b. 1910 - d. 2004), Winthrop Aldrich Rockefeller (b. 1912 - d. 1973), and David Rockefeller (b. 1915 - d. 2017), New York; 1979, bequests of Abigail Aldrich Rockefeller Mauzé, John Davison Rockefeller III, and Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, and gift of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation of their respective interests to the MFA [see note 1]; 2005, partial bequest of Laurance Rockefeller to the MFA [see note 2]; 2017, accessioned fully with the bequest of David Rockefeller to the MFA. (Accession Dates: April 18, 1979; March 19, 2009; June 21, 2017)
NOTES:
[1] The MFA accepted the bequest on April 18, 1979. An Agreement was signed between the MFA, Laurance Rockefeller, David and Margaret McGrath Rockefeller (b. 1915 – d. 1996) on January 9, 1980. Accession numbers assigned March 19, 2009.
[2] The Receipt and Release Agreement for Laurance Rockefeller’s partial interest was signed by the MFA on November 17, 2005.
NOTES:
[1] The MFA accepted the bequest on April 18, 1979. An Agreement was signed between the MFA, Laurance Rockefeller, David and Margaret McGrath Rockefeller (b. 1915 – d. 1996) on January 9, 1980. Accession numbers assigned March 19, 2009.
[2] The Receipt and Release Agreement for Laurance Rockefeller’s partial interest was signed by the MFA on November 17, 2005.