The Buddha calling the earth to witness
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Object Details
- Provenance
- Unnamed Siamese official [1]
- From 1909 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased at sale, Collection of Siamese and Cambodian Antiquities, Curios and Relics, American Art Association, New York, NY, April 6, 1909 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] According to Curatorial Remark 5, Louise Cort, February 18, 2002, "The catalogue of the sale of Siamese and Cambodian objects (6 April 1909) noted that they had been accumulated over a period of thirty-five years by a Siamese official." See also, the object record for F1909.48, Curatorial Remark 5, H. E. Buckman, 1964, wherein is provided additional provenance information for several objects acquired at this same American Art Association sale.
- [2] See note 1. See also, Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 75, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- [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
- Previous custodian or owner
- American Art Association (established 1883) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 19th century
- Period
- Bangkok period, Lan Sang period, or post-Angkor period
- Accession Number
- F1909.56
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Ivory and gilding
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 12.9 x 550 x 5.5 cm (5 1/16 x 216 9/16 x 2 3/16 in)
- Origin
- Thailand, Laos, or Cambodia
- Related Online Resources
- F|S Southeast Asia
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- gilding
- ivory
- Buddhism
- Buddha
- Thailand
- Laos
- Cambodia
- bhumisparsha mudra
- Post-Angkor period (1431 - 1863)
- South Asian and Himalayan Art
- Bangkok period (1782 - 1932 )
- Lan Sang period (1271 - 1707)
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1909.56
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye30b100605-0401-4968-ac82-9db5a763deee
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