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Buddhist circlet for the head of a divinity

Asian Art Museum

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Object Details

Provenance

To 1930
Yamanaka and Co.
From 1930
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Yamanaka and Co. in 1930

Collection

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History

Promise of Paradise: Early Chinese Buddhist Sculpture (December 1, 2012 to January 3, 2016)
Silk Road Exhibition (August 18 to December 25, 2011)
Luxury Arts of the Silk Route Empires (May 9, 1993 to January 28, 2007)
Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)
Chinese Bronze, Jade, Metalwork (March 1, 1957 to January 1, 1963)
Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 14 and 15 (February 25, 1956 to March 1, 1957)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1955 (August 26, 1955 to October 25, 1955)
Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1946 (May 7, 1946 to February 25, 1956)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1944 (November 15, 1944 to May 6, 1946)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork, Pottery, and Painting (March 23, 1944 to May 2, 1946)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Metalwork, 1943 (October 4, 1943 to March 23, 1944)

Previous custodian or owner

Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965)

Credit Line

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Date

8th century

Period

Tang dynasty

Accession Number

F1930.44

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Jewelry and Ornament

Medium

Silver with gilding

Dimensions

H x W x D (overall): 2.9 x 38.8 x 0.4 cm (1 1/8 x 15 1/4 x 3/16 in)

Origin

China

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National Museum of Asian Art

Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

gilding
repoussé
metal
silver
Buddhism
Tang dynasty (618 - 907)
music
China
apsara
musician
Chinese Art

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3a2e6b70f-fbbf-4e5f-9cf5-ec2f635519c3

Record ID

fsg_F1930.44

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Music and Buddhism

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