Object Details
Provenance
To 1912
Kiroku Adachi, Nagoya, Japan, to 1912 [1]
From 1912 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Kiroku Adachi through Samurai Shokai, Yokohama, Japan, in 1912 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 386, 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
Previous custodian or owner
Kiroku Adachi (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Date
618-907
Period
Tang dynasty
Accession Number
F1912.90
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
H x W x D: 9.3 x 2.3 x 1.9 cm (3 11/16 x 7/8 x 3/4 in)
Origin
China
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
casting
gilding
metal
bronze
Buddhism
Buddha
Tang dynasty (618 - 907)
China
bhumisparsha mudra
dhyana mudra
Chinese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
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Record ID
fsg_F1912.90