Object Details
- Provenance
- Hiyeizen Temple [1]
- To 1903
- Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1903 [2]
- From 1903 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in 1903 [3]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
- Notes:
- [1] See Curatorial Remark 2, undated folder sheet note. See also, Reserved Bronze List, R.5137, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Purchased as a set of five, F1903.292-F1903.296.
- [2] See note 1.
- [3] see note 1.
- [4] 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
- Words of Wisdom: Buddhist Calligraphy from Japan (April 1, 2023 to February 25, 2024)
- Buddhist Art (May 9, 1993 to August 9, 2011)
- Buddhist Art (May 9, 1993 to September 21, 2004)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Bunkio Matsuki 松木文恭 (1867-1940) (C.L. Freer source)
- Enryakuji Temple
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 1185-1333
- Period
- Kamakura period
- Accession Number
- F1903.296
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Ceremonial Object
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- H x W (overall): 14.4 x 6.3 cm (5 11/16 x 2 1/2 in)
- Origin
- Japan
- On View
- Freer Gallery 07: Words of Wisdom: Buddhist Calligraphy from Japan
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- Buddhism
- Kamakura period (1185 - 1333)
- Japan
- Japanese Art
- ceremony
- Japanese Esoteric Buddhism
- Record ID
- fsg_F1903.296
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3c2c7a30c-860e-4605-b757-459cb12f0149
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