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A Buddhist procession of three musicians and one dancer

Asian Art Museum

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Object Details

Provenance

To 1924
Yamanaka & Co., New York. [1]
From 1924
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Yamanaka and Co., New York. [2]
Notes:
[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record. Also, see letter from Yamanaka & Co., New York dated July 22, 1924 in the Accession File, Collections Management Office.
[2] See note 1.

Collection

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History

Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)
Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 17 (November 17, 1955 to January 1, 1963)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Buddhist Sculpture (June 2, 1944 to March 13, 1944)
Stone Sculpture, Gallery 17, 1923 (May 2, 1923 to November 17, 1955)

Previous custodian or owner

Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965)

Credit Line

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Date

10th-11th century

Period

Northern Song dynasty

Accession Number

F1924.2

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Sculpture

Medium

Stone

Dimensions

H x W x D: 76.4 x 62 x 16.7 cm (30 1/16 x 24 7/16 x 6 9/16 in)

Origin

China

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

stone
Buddhism
music
Song dynasty (960 - 1279)
Northern Song dynasty (960 - 1127)
drum
China
musician
Chinese Art
dancer

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3c63d60bc-7917-466d-b3d7-f97cc9bda02b

Record ID

fsg_F1924.2

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