Amitabha (Amida), contained within a closed shrine
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Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1903
- Mme. Florine Langweil (1861-1958), Paris, to 1903 [1]
- From 1903 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Mme. Florine Langweil in 1903 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 936, pg. 13, 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
- Mme. Florine Langweil (1861-1958) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 1615-1868
- Period
- Edo period
- Accession Number
- F1903.185a-b
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (open): 72.7 x 53.5 x 23.5 cm (28 5/8 x 21 1/16 x 9 1/4 in)
- Origin
- Japan
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- wood
- Buddhism
- Edo period (1615 - 1868)
- Amitabha Buddha
- shrine
- Japan
- mandorla
- Pure Land Buddhism
- varada mudra
- anjali mudra
- Japanese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1903.185a-b
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37d958169-ab0d-4396-97f8-d1fb3e5f0f28
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