Object Details
- Previous custodian or owner
- Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Provenance
- Reportedly excavated at Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do province, Korea [1]
- To 1917
- Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1917 [2]
- From 1917 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1917 [3]
- From 1920
- The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
- Notes:
- [1] According to information provided by Yamanaka and Company (see Curatorial Remarks, H.E. Buckman, 1964, and Louise Cort, July 21, 2010, and July 23, 2010, in the object record).
- [2] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1270, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- [3] See note 2.
- [4] 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.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 8th century
- Period
- Unified Silla period
- Accession Number
- F1917.532
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5.3 x 4.2 cm (2 1/16 x 1 5/8 in)
- Origin
- Korea
- 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
- Buddhism
- Buddha
- Unified Silla period (676 - 935)
- ushnisha
- Korea
- Korean Art
- Record ID
- fsg_F1917.532
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d4d34a8e-fed1-4ece-8fd0-dd8777d34a99
