Gautama buddha shrine

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Object Details

Provenance

Fong Chow, New York [1]

To 1993

John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, MD, to 1993

From 1993

Freer Gallery of Art, given by John and Berthe Ford in 1993

Notes:

[1] According to Curatorial Note 3 in the object record.

Collection

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History

Arts From the Rooftops of Asia, Tibet, Nepal, Kashmir (Apr. 22, 1971 to January 30, 1972)

Previous custodian or owner

Fong Chow (1923-2012)

Mr. and Mrs. John Gilmore Ford

Credit Line

Gift of John and Berthe Ford

Date

15th century

Accession Number

F1993.13

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Sculpture

Medium

Terracotta with gold lacquer and paint

Dimensions

H x W x D: 24.5 x 15.4 x 10.2 cm (9 5/8 x 6 1/16 x 4 in)

Origin

Tibet

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

lacquer

ceramic

Buddhism

lion

elephant

shrine

Tibet

Gautama Buddha

makara

South Asian and Himalayan Art

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