Tile with figure of the Buddha Amitabha
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Object Details
- Description
- Polychrome - enamel on biscuit.
- Tile: rectangular, with ends bevelled inwardly. Seal impressed on top.
- Clay: soft, dense, white.
- Glaze: brilliant green-blue; yellow, green, and purple.
- Decoration: figure of Amitayus modelled in high relief against outer face.
- Marks
- Seal impressed on top.
- Provenance
- To 1903
- Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1903 [1]
- From 1903 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in Boston in 1903 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1254, 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
- Chinese Ceramics (March 15, 1982 to July 10, 1986)
- Chinese Art (March 9, 1981 to March 12, 1982)
- Chinese Ceramics (May 9, 1980 to March 6, 1981)
- Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Bunkio Matsuki 松木文恭 (1867-1940) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 16th century
- Period
- Ming dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1903.221
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Architectural Element
- Medium
- Stoneware with lead-silicate glazes
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 18.7 x 25 x 9.6 cm (7 3/8 x 9 13/16 x 3 3/4 in)
- Origin
- China
- 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
- ceramic
- Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
- Amitabha Buddha
- China
- stoneware
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1903.221
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d74ef3fc-aa44-4f5c-a9b9-edb2283dd935
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