The Paradise of the Buddha Amitabha (Amida)
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Object Details
- Provenance
- A small temple among the Tachibana-dera of Takiachi, in the Province of Yamato [1]
- To 1906
- Yamanaka & Company, New York, NY, to 1906 [2]
- From 1906 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, in 1906 [3]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
- Notes:
- [1] According to Curatorial Remark 4, H.P. Stern, 1956, in the object record, and based upon a note in the Original S.I. List 503, pg. 2174, "this mandala was secured from a small temple among the Tachibana-dera of Takiachi, in the Province of Yamato. On the back of the panel, and also on the box which contained the painting when it was in kakemono form, is an inscription saying that the mandala was remounted by Nakahima of Kuwana, in the Province of Ise, in propitiation and for the furtherance of the happiness of his ancestors in heaven, in the seventh year of Genroku--A.D. 1694."
- [2] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Kakemono List, L. 1045, pg. 368, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- [3] See note 2.
- [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
- In the Shadow of an Apocalypse (October 14, 2017 to October 28, 2018)
- Buddhist Art (May 9, 1993 to September 21, 2004)
- Japanese Art (January 1, 1963 to July 1, 1966)
- Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 1 and 2 (February 25, 1956 to January 1, 1963)
- Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Paintings (October 25, 1955 to November 23, 1955)
- Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Art (October 3, 1947 to February 25, 1956)
- Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Hanging Scrolls, Ceramics, and Sculpture (October 2, 1947 to January 23, 1951)
- Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Ceramics and Painting (May 2, 1946 to October 2, 1947)
- Japanese Painting and Sculpture--Buddhist (January 5, 1928 to December 8, 1941)
- Japanese Paintings and Sculpture (May 2, 1923 to January 5, 1928)
- 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
- 15th century
- Period
- Muromachi period
- Accession Number
- F1906.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Color and gold on silk panel
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 179.8 × 163.9 cm (70 13/16 × 64 1/2 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
- Buddhism
- Buddha
- Muromachi period (1333 - 1573)
- Amitabha Buddha
- Japan
- mandara
- kakemono
- Japanese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Pure Land
- Record ID
- fsg_F1906.5
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye39b25adaa-10ef-43cf-a064-e562f7c85a60
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