The Buddha at Birth
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Object Details
- Provenance
- ?-1971
- Takashi Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts ??? ?, Kyoto, Japan, method of acquisition unknown[1]
- 1971-2005
- Sylvan Barnet (1926-2015) and William Burto (1921-2013), purchased from Takashi Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts, Kyoto,Japan [2]
- From 2005
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Shoichi Uehara, "Two Statues of Buddha at His Birth" in Kobijutsu, no. 22 (March 1971), 95-97. See also note 2.
- [2] Sylvan Barnet and William Burto began collecting works of Japanese art in the 1960s, shortly after they began their
- careers as literature professors. They acquired this work in Kyoto Japan in 1971 from Takashi Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts. See acquisition justification form, copy in object file.
- [3] See deed of gift, signed November 28, 2005, object file.
- Research updated February 24, 2023.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- The Beginnings of Buddhism in Japan (October 14, 2017 to October 28, 2018)
- Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice Across Asia (October 14, 2017 to February 6, 2022)
- Art of the Gift: Recent Acquisitions (July 24 to December 13, 2015)
- Faith and Form: Selected Calligraphy and Painting from the Japanese Religious Traditions (March 20 to July 18, 2004)
- Religious Art of Japan (December 18, 2002 to January 4, 2015)
- Previous custodian or owner
- William Burto (1921-2013)
- Sylvan Barnet (1926-2015)
- Takashi Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts
- Credit Line
- Gift of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto in honor of Yanagi Takashi
- 7th century
- Period
- Asuka period
- Accession Number
- F2005.9a-b
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Gilt bronze
- Dimensions
- H x Diam (overall): 11.7 x 5.2 cm (4 5/8 x 2 1/16 in)
- Origin
- Japan
- 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
- casting
- gilding
- metal
- bronze
- Buddhism
- Buddha
- Asuka period (552 - 710)
- birth
- Japan
- Japanese Art
- Record ID
- fsg_F2005.9a-b
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d91fcbef-9e3c-416b-9ec8-f606da5809c4
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