Historical Buddha Shakyamuni with the bodhisattvas Fugen (Samantabhadra) and Monju (Manjushri)
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Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1906-1907
- Unidentified owner, to 1906-1907 [1]
- From 1906-1907 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from an unidentified owner, during collecting trip to Asia, in 1906-1907 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Reserved Kakemono List, R. 599, pg. 19, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. According to the Accession List, Collections Management office, C.L. Freer purchased this object during his "Oriental trip, 1906-1907."
- [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
- Words of Wisdom: Buddhist Calligraphy from Japan (April 1, 2023 to February 25, 2024)
- Religious Art of Japan (December 18, 2002 to January 4, 2015)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 15th century
- Period
- Muromachi period
- Accession Number
- F1907.652
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Color and gold on silk
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 114.8 × 59.2 cm (45 3/16 × 23 5/16 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
- lion
- elephant
- Muromachi period (1333 - 1573)
- lotus
- Japan
- throne
- Monju
- Fugen
- Shakyamuni
- kakemono
- Japanese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1907.652
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye36666e92c-b4fe-4102-a316-36cd27fcbd8f
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