Seated Shijia Buddha (Shakyamuni)
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Object Details
- Provenance
- Abel William Bahr [1877-1959] or Peter J. Bahr [died circa 1928] [1]
- To 1912
- N.E. Montross (1849-1932), New York, NY, to 1912 [2]
- From 1912 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from N.E. Montross in 1912 [3]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
- Notes:
- [1] See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record. Peter J. Bahr (died circa 1928) and Abel William Bahr (1877-1959) were brothers born in Shanghai. Peter remained in Shanghai. Abel left Shanghai in 1910, after which he lived, at various points in time, in London, Montreal, and Ridgefield, Connecticut. He established a gallery in New York City in 1920.
- [2] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 379, p. 120, 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
- Previous custodian or owner
- Abel William Bahr (1877-1959)
- Peter Johannes Bahr (1882-1929)
- N.E. Montross (1849-1932) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- Dated 582 CE
- Period
- Sui dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1912.86
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Stone with traces of pigment
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 51.1 × 24.8 × 17 cm (20 1/8 × 9 3/4 × 6 11/16 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
- Sui dynasty (581 - 618)
- inscription
- lotus
- China
- halo
- yaksha
- Shakyamuni
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1912.86
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3323e5fd7-b09a-4b0e-b026-69a1b69b0558
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