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Welcoming Descent of the Buddha of Infinite Light and Twenty-Five Bodhisattvas

Asian Art Museum

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    Object Details

    Provenance

    To 1911
    Yamanaka & Company, Kyoto, to 1911 [1]
    From 1911 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1911 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Panel List, L. 72, pg. 24, 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

    Japanese Art from the Collection (October 26, 2024 - ongoing)
    In the Shadow of an Apocalypse (October 14, 2017 to October 28, 2018)
    Religious Art of Japan (December 18, 2002 to January 4, 2015)
    Life of a Japanese Painting (December 1, 1995 to October 16, 1996)
    Japanese Art (November 7, 1986 to July 19, 1988)
    Japanese Art (March 12, 1982 to November 3, 1986)
    Japanese Art (June 16, 1982 to September 28, 1982)
    Japanese Art (April 11, 1978 to March 6, 1981)
    Japanese Art: Painting and Sculpture (July 1, 1966 to May 2, 1973)
    Japanese Art (January 1, 1963 to July 1, 1966)
    Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 1 and 2 (February 25, 1956 to January 1, 1963)

    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 14th century

    Period

    Kamakura period

    Accession Number

    F1911.475

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    Painting

    Medium

    Ink, gold, and color on silk

    Dimensions

    H x W (image): 158.3 × 161.7 cm (62 5/16 × 63 11/16 in)

    Origin

    Japan

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    National Museum of Asian Art

    Data Source

    National Museum of Asian Art

    Topic

    Buddhism
    bodhisattva
    Kamakura period (1185 - 1333)
    music
    drum
    Amitabha Buddha
    cloud
    flute
    zither
    cymbal
    biwa
    Japan
    halo
    khakkhara
    kakemono
    Japanese Art
    Charles Lang Freer collection
    Pure Land

    Metadata Usage

    Usage conditions apply

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye381d9c36f-a7e9-4d01-b296-128f430c6894

    Record ID

    fsg_F1911.475

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