Head of a Buddha
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Object Details
- Description
- Carved head exists as a fragment with the back cut away and broken at the neck. Hair sits low on the forhead and has snail-shell shaped pattern. Proper left ear missing and proper right ear mostly gone. Downcast eyes, corpulent face with full cheeks and pursed mouth.
- Provenance
- ? - to 1965
- J.T. Tai & Co., New York, NY [1]
- 1965-1977
- Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), New York, NY, purchased from J.T. Tai & Co., New York, NY [2]
- 1977-1987
- The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, purchased from J.T. Tai & Co., New York, NY [3]
- From 1987
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation
- Notes:
- [1] The dealer number is YT 4498. See invoice from J.T. Tai & Co., dated March 24, 1965, copy in object file.
- [2] Dr. Arthur M. Sackler purchased this object from J.T. Tai & Co. in March 1965. He donated the object to the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation in December 1977.
- [3] See the paper documentation from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation.
- Collection
- Arthur M. Sackler Collection
- Exhibition History
- Pavilions and Immortal Mountains: Chinese Decorative Art and Paintings (September 28, 1987 to February 28, 1988)
- Previous custodian or owner
- J. T. Tai & Co. (established in 1950)
- Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)
- Arthur M. Sackler Foundation (founded 1965)
- Credit Line
- Gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation
- ca. 700
- Period
- Tang dynasty
- Accession Number
- S1997.26
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 76.2 cm (30 in)
- Weight: 129.3 kg (285.1 lb)
- Origin
- Probably Longmen caves, Probably Henan province, China
- On View
- Sackler: Level 2 Staircase Corridor
- 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
- Buddha
- Tang dynasty (618 - 907)
- ushnisha
- China
- Chinese Art
- Record ID
- fsg_S1997.26
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3e1ee12fa-257f-45f0-bbaa-66c4f4f1b1f9
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