Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Kannon)
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Object Details
- Description
- Kannon; in three sections.
- Surface: originally gilded; much worn; brown and black patina on worn areas.
- Decoration: of halo and base, engraved.
- Provenance
- To 1908
- Mr. Tamai, Nara, Japan, to 1908 [1]
- From 1908 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), acquired from Mr. Tamai, through Samurai Shokai, Yokohama, Japan, in 1908 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 42, 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
- The Power to See Beauty (October 14, 2017 to September 6, 2022)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Mr. Tamai (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- late 8th century
- Period
- Nara period
- Accession Number
- F1908.9a-d
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (assembled): 48.3 × 18 × 17.1 cm (19 × 7 1/16 × 6 3/4 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
- casting
- engraving (incising)
- metal
- bronze
- Buddhism
- bodhisattva
- Avalokiteshvara
- Late Nara (Tempyo) period (710 - 794)
- Guanyin
- Kannon
- Japan
- Japanese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1908.9a-d
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3333f155a-9123-4249-ae3e-59b697ce0be6
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