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Catalog Data

Medium:
Stone
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 30.9 × 18.2 × 8.1 cm (12 3/16 × 7 3/16 × 3 3/16 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
China
Date:
Dated 563 CE
Period:
Period of Division, Northern Qi dynasty
Provenance:
To 1909
Ta Ge Chung, Beijing, to 1909 [1]
From 1909 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Ta Ge Chung in 1909 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 140, pg. 55, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Accession List, Collections Management office.
[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.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner:
Ta Ge Chung (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
stone  Search this
Buddhism  Search this
bodhisattva  Search this
relief seal  Search this
inscription  Search this
Period of Division (220 - 589)  Search this
Northern Qi dynasty (550 - 577)  Search this
lotus  Search this
China  Search this
mandorla  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1909.282
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3e035e85f-cf93-4e15-bde1-caba8cfd8ec6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1909.282