Object Details
Artist
Formerly attributed to Su Hanchen (active early to mid-12th century)
Description
Sakyamuni is seated on a white elephant with elaborate trappings. He is carrying a ruyi scepter and is accompanied by two attendants carrying scrolls. The figures are in a landscape with clouds and with a tree bearing red flowers. No seals, inscriptions or labels.
Provenance
To 1906
Yamanaka & Company, to 1906 [1]
From 1906 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1906 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] Undated folder sheet note. Also see Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 538, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.
[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
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
16th-17th century
Period
Ming dynasty
Accession Number
F1906.270
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Painting
Medium
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions
H x W: 189.3 x 81.4 cm (74 1/2 x 32 1/16 in)
Origin
China
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
Buddhism
tree
Buddha
elephant
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
China
scepter
Shakyamuni
Chinese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1906.270