Seated Amitabha Buddha with bodhisattvas and other figures (obverse) and a pagoda (reverse)
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Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1911
- Pong, Beijing, to 1911 [1]
- From 1911 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Pong in 1911 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 317, pg. 80, 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
- Previous custodian or owner
- Pong (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 618-907
- Period
- Tang dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1911.420
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Stone (limestone?)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (overall): 35.7 x 31.4 x 8.9 cm (14 1/16 x 12 3/8 x 3 1/2 in)
- Origin
- 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
- stone
- Buddhism
- Buddha
- bodhisattva
- Tang dynasty (618 - 907)
- relief seal
- inscription
- lotus
- Amitabha Buddha
- pagoda
- China
- halo
- throne
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1911.420
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye35238238c-062d-4998-94b0-5e213f139dc1
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