Sakyamuni on an Elephant

Object Details

Artist: Formerly attributed to Su Hanchen (active early to mid-12th century)

Previous custodian or owner: Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917 - 1965) (C.L. Freer source); Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Provenance: To 1906; Yamanaka & Company, to 1906 [1]; From 1906 to 1919; Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1906 [2]; From 1920; Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]; Notes:; [1] Undated folder sheet note. Also see Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 538, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.; [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.

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Topic: Buddhism; tree; Buddha; elephant; Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644); China; ruyi; Shakyamuni; Chinese Art

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye383bf677b-0fcc-4a50-8f07-5a292f32b6a7