Figure of a seated Buddha
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Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1917
- Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1917 [1]
- From 1917 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1917 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1186, 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
- Accession Number
- F1917.238
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 31.2 x 14.4 x 12.4 cm (12 5/16 x 5 11/16 x 4 7/8 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
- wood
- Buddhism
- China
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1917.238
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3e5244a97-9f06-45c3-a44d-b7938123fadc
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