Object Details
Provenance
To 1909
Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1909 [1]
From 1909 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in Japan in 1909 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 135, pg. 52, 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
Previous custodian or owner
Bunkio Matsuki 松木文恭 (1867-1940) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Date
557-581
Period
Period of Division, Northern Zhou dynasty
Accession Number
F1909.96
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Stone
Dimensions
H x W x D (overall): 28.9 x 13.4 x 14 cm (11 3/8 x 5 1/4 x 5 1/2 in)
Origin
China
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
stone
Buddhism
Buddha
Period of Division (220 - 589)
Northern Zhou dynasty (557 - 581)
shrine
stupa
China
Chinese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
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Record ID
fsg_F1909.96