Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), Head
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Object Details
- Description
- Head of Guanyin; fragment of life-sized statue; elaborate headdress with crown; nore, ear lobes, chin, and crown slightly damaged.
- Color: gray, with brilliant creamy patina and abundant traces of pigment and gilding. Cloth-covered wood stand.
- Provenance
- To 1913
- Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1913 [1]
- From 1913 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1913 [2]
- From 1920
- The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 420, p. 130, 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
- Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 1368-1644
- Period
- Ming dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1913.68
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Stone with traces of gilding and pigment
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 30 × 21.5 × 21.5 cm (11 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 8 7/16 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
- gilding
- stone
- Buddhism
- Buddha
- bodhisattva
- Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
- Guanyin
- China
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1913.68
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye322df7447-82bc-42e8-b5a5-f2b9e938d244
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