Object Details
Provenance
To 1917
Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1917 [1]
From 1917 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1917 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1191, 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
Exhibition History
Promise of Paradise (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
Promise of Paradise: Early Chinese Buddhist Sculpture (December 1, 2012 to January 3, 2016)
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
early 8th century
Period
Tang dynasty
Accession Number
F1917.243
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Marble with traces of pigment
Dimensions
H x W x D: 51.5 x 35.6 x 32.5 cm (20 1/4 x 14 x 12 13/16 in)
Origin
China
On View
West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 17: Promise of Paradise
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
stone
Buddhism
Buddha
Tang dynasty (618 - 907)
ushnisha
China
Chinese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1917.243