Dehua ware image of seated Buddha
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Object Details
- Description
- Seated Buddha. Teakwood stand.
- Paste: white porcelain.
- Glaze: cream-white.
- Provenance
- 1904
- Long Sang Ti and Company, NY [1]
- From 1904 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Long Sang Ti and Company, NY in 1904 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1290,
- 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 Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)
- Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)
- Special Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1946 (August 7, 1946 to January 7, 1947)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Long Sang Ti and Company (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- late 16th-mid 17th century
- Period
- Ming dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1904.111
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Glazed clay
- Dimensions
- H x W: 17.2 x 12.8 cm (6 3/4 x 5 1/16 in)
- Style
- Dehua ware
- Origin
- Dehua kilns, Fujian province, 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
- Buddhism
- Buddha
- Dehua ware
- Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
- ushnisha
- China
- dhyana mudra
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1904.111
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3854a50df-1971-403d-888f-60cdeb7d5e6b
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