[Sergius N.] Ferris Luboshez [1896-1984], Fairfax, Virginia; {1} sale at (Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York) in 1982 {2}. Possibly (Weisbrod and Dy, New York). {3} Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Carpenter, Indianapolis, Indiana; given to Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1984 (1984.69). {4}

{1} See the exhibition catalogue, Chinese Art from the Ferris Luboshez Collection, University of Maryland Art Gallery, University Park, Maryland, March 23-April 30, 1972, no. 43.
{2} Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, "Important Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes, and Works of Art: The Collection of Captain S.N. Ferris Luboshez, USN (Ret'd)," November 18, 1982, lot no. 30 (ill.). According to Rita Reif in "Antique View; A Captain's Store of Chinese Riches," The New York Times, 14 November 1982, Luboshez acquired these objects while stationed in China in the mid-1940's.
{3} The IMA Historical File indicates that this object was sent to the Indianapolis Museum of Art by Weisbrod and Dy, Ltd. on behalf of the Carpenters. As given on Weisbrod Chinese Art, Ltd. website, Weisbrod's gallery, Weisbrod Chinese Art, Ltd. (known early on as Weisbrod and Dy, Ltd.) was founded in 1977 by Michael Weisbrod and his father, Dr. Gerald Weisbrod.
{4} IMA Temporary Receipt No. 5314.