Seated figure of the Buddha Sakyamuni
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Object Details
- Description
- Figure of the Buddha Sakyamuni seated on the lotus throne in front of a reticulated mandorla; lotus rests on hexagonal stand; dark green patina and earth encrustations.
- Provenance
- To 1912
- Kiroku Adachi, Nagoya, Japan, to 1912 [1]
- From 1912 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Kiroku Adachi through Samurai Shokai, Yokohama, Japan, in 1912 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 388, 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
- Stone Sculpture, Buddhist Bronze, and Chinese Painting (May 2, 1923 to February 25, 1956)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Kiroku Adachi (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 618-907
- Period
- Tang dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1912.92a-b
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (assembled): 30.2 × 10 × 11.6 cm (11 7/8 × 3 15/16 × 4 9/16 in)
- Origin
- China
- Related Online Resources
- 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
- casting
- metal
- bronze
- Buddhism
- Tang dynasty (618 - 907)
- lotus
- China
- Shakyamuni
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1912.92a-b
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3325b3e8e-76bb-4d7c-8db0-0f298edff28e
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