Buddhist stele
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Object Details
- Provenance
- From at least 1916 to 1968
- Eugene Meyer (1875-1959) and Agnes E. Meyer (1887-1970), New York, NY, Washington, DC and Mt. Kisco, NY, from at least 1916 [1]
- From 1968
- Freer Gallery of Art, given by Agnes E. Meyer, 1968 [2]
- Notes:
- [1] Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer lent the stele to the Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition in 1916, see S. C Bosch Reitz, Catalogue of An Exhibition of Early Chinese Pottery and Sculpture, exh. cat. (New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1916), cat. 323 (ill.).
- [2] The object is included in Agnes E. Meyer’s Deed of Gift, listed as no. 37 in the document’s Annex, dated July 24, 1967, copy in object file.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Chinese Buddhist Sculpture in New Light (April 14, 2002 to September 8, 2003)
- A Brief History of Chinese Writing (April 26, 2000 to February 9, 2002)
- Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Memorial Exhibition (September 25, 1971 to October 2, 1972)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer ((1875-1959) and (1887-1970))
- Credit Line
- Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer
- dated 511
- Period
- Northern Wei dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1968.53
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 30.4 x 18.6 x 10.6 cm (11 15/16 x 7 5/16 x 4 3/16 in)
- Origin
- Probably Henan province, 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
- stone
- Buddhism
- dragon
- Buddha
- bodhisattva
- lion
- Northern Wei dynasty (386 - 534)
- China
- lettering
- abhaya mudra
- varada mudra
- Chinese Art
- Record ID
- fsg_F1968.53
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37053aedf-a264-4794-80c2-66d382f692fd
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