Object Details
Provenance
To 1913
Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1913 [1]
From 1913 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1913 [2]
From 1920
The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Bronze List, S.I. 437-450, page 103, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[2] See note 1.
[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History
Stone Sculpture, Buddhist Bronze, and Chinese Painting (May 2, 1923 to February 25, 1956)
Previous custodian or owner
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Date
618-907
Period
Tang dynasty
Accession Number
F1913.95
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
H x W: 4.9 x 3.6 cm (1 15/16 x 1 7/16 in)
Origin
China
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
casting
gilding
metal
bronze
Buddhism
lion
Tang dynasty (618 - 907)
China
Chinese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
guardian lion
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Record ID
fsg_F1913.95