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The Bodhisattva Fugen (Fugen Bosatsu)

Medium:
Ink, color, gold, and silver on silk
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 155.9 x 83.3 cm (61 3/8 x 32 13/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Japan
Date:
12th century
Period:
Heian period
Topic:
Buddhism  Search this
elephant  Search this
Heian period (794 - 1185)  Search this
Japan  Search this
halo  Search this
throne  Search this
Fugen  Search this
anjali mudra  Search this
kakemono  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1963.6
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Shiva and Parvati with Their Children Ganesha and Karttikeya (Skanda)

Medium:
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 20.1 x 15.8 cm (7 15/16 x 6 1/4 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Kangra, Punjab Hills, India
Date:
ca. 1830
Topic:
peacock  Search this
bull  Search this
Ganesha  Search this
Parvati  Search this
Shiva  Search this
elephant  Search this
mountain  Search this
warrior  Search this
family  Search this
India  Search this
Karttikeya  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1966.33
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Elephant with howdah and figure

Medium:
Stone-paste painted underglaze
Dimensions:
H x W: 22.9 x 8.5 cm (9 x 3 3/8 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
Iran
Date:
early 13th century
Period:
Saljuq period
Topic:
iridescence  Search this
ceramic  Search this
elephant  Search this
Saljuq period (1037 - 1300)  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
stone-paste  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1967.26
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Sutra of seeing the bodhisattva Fugen

Medium:
Gold and silver on indigo-dyed paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 25.4 x 76.9 cm (10 x 30 1/4 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Japan
Date:
late 12th century
Period:
Heian period
Topic:
Buddhism  Search this
elephant  Search this
Heian period (794 - 1185)  Search this
Samantabhadra  Search this
cloud  Search this
Japan  Search this
halo  Search this
Fugen  Search this
mandorla  Search this
Lotus Sutra  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1968.60
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The Bodhisattva Puxian (Samantabhadra)

Artist:
Formerly attributed to Lu Lengjia (active 730-760)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions:
H x W: 72.6 x 51.4 cm (28 9/16 x 20 1/4 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
17th century
Period:
Ming dynasty
Topic:
Buddhism  Search this
bodhisattva  Search this
elephant  Search this
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)  Search this
Samantabhadra  Search this
reading  Search this
China  Search this
Wenshu  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer
Accession Number:
F1970.42
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Examining an elephant

Artist:
Kawanabe Kyosai 河鍋暁斎 (1831-1889)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 31 x 91.8 cm (12 3/16 x 36 1/8 in)
Type:
Drawing
Origin:
Japan
Date:
1831-1889
Period:
Meiji era
Topic:
elephant  Search this
Meiji era (1868 - 1912)  Search this
child  Search this
woman  Search this
man  Search this
Japan  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1975.37
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Karna Slays a Demon

Medium:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 11.8 x 16.6 cm (4 5/8 x 6 9/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Probably Seringapatam, Karnataka state, South India
Date:
1670
Topic:
elephant  Search this
battle  Search this
demon  Search this
India  Search this
Karna  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1975.4
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Cottage in the Mountains

Artist:
Shitao (1642-1707)  Search this
Medium:
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 108.6 x 52 cm (42 3/4 x 20 1/2 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
1679
Period:
Qing dynasty
Topic:
landscape  Search this
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
mountain  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment and the Collections Acquisitions Program
Accession Number:
F1982.23
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On View:
Freer Gallery 13: Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China
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The Nine Elders of Fragrant Hill

Artist:
Formerly attributed to Ma Xingzu (active ca. 1131-1162)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 27.1 x 217.2 cm (10 11/16 x 85 1/2 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
mid-12th-13th century
Period:
Southern Song dynasty
Topic:
pine tree  Search this
Southern Song dynasty (1127 - 1279)  Search this
bamboo  Search this
waterfall  Search this
go  Search this
celebration  Search this
scholar  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1982.35
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Freer Gallery 15: Setting the Bar: Arts of the Song Dynasty
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Throne Panel

Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
H x W: 6.1 x 49.7 cm (2 3/8 x 19 9/16 in)
Type:
Furniture and Furnishing
Origin:
India
Date:
ca. 1575-1600
Period:
Mughal dynasty
Topic:
wood  Search this
elephant  Search this
battle  Search this
Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)  Search this
India  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1988.5
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Figure of a pair of fighting elephants

Medium:
Stoneware with iron glaze
Dimensions:
H x W x D (overall): 4.2 x 2.6 x 6.8 cm (1 5/8 x 1 x 2 11/16 in)
Style:
Sawankhalok ware
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
Ban Pa Yang kilns, Si Satchanalai, Sukhothai province, North-central Thailand
Date:
mid 16th century
Period:
Ayutthaya period
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Sawankhalok ware  Search this
elephant  Search this
Thailand  Search this
Ayutthaya period (1351 - 1767)  Search this
stoneware  Search this
brown and black glaze  Search this
Southeast Asian Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Dean Frasché
Accession Number:
F1989.53
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Ewer with spout in the form of an elephant

Medium:
Stoneware with white and iron glazes
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 7.3 x 7.4 x 9.3 cm (2 7/8 x 2 15/16 x 3 11/16 in)
Style:
Sawankhalok ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Si Satchanalai, Sukhothai province, Thailand
Date:
16th century
Period:
Ayutthaya period
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Sawankhalok ware  Search this
elephant  Search this
Thailand  Search this
Ayutthaya period (1351 - 1767)  Search this
stoneware  Search this
brown and black glaze  Search this
white glaze  Search this
Southeast Asian Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Dean Frasché
Accession Number:
F1989.55
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Figure of Indra's three-headed elephant

Medium:
Stoneware with iron and white glazes
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 35.2 x 21.8 x 27.8 cm (13 7/8 x 8 9/16 x 10 15/16 in)
Style:
Sawankhalok ware
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
Si Satchanalai, Sukhothai province, Thailand
Date:
mid 20th century
Period:
Modern period
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Sawankhalok ware  Search this
elephant  Search this
Modern period (1912 - present)  Search this
Thailand  Search this
brown and black glaze  Search this
white glaze  Search this
Southeast Asian Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1992.53
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Gautama buddha shrine

Medium:
Terracotta with gold lacquer and paint
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 24.5 x 15.4 x 10.2 cm (9 5/8 x 6 1/16 x 4 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
Tibet
Date:
15th century
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Buddhism  Search this
lion  Search this
elephant  Search this
shrine  Search this
Tibet  Search this
Gautama Buddha  Search this
makara  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of John and Berthe Ford
Accession Number:
F1993.13
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Two Mughal Princesses Hunting Gamer Birds from the St. Petersburg Album

Artist:
Imad al-Hasani (died 1615)  Search this
Borders:
Muhammad Baqir (mid-18th century)  Search this
Muhammad Hadi (Iranian, active mid-18th century)  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 32.4 x 47.6 cm (12 3/4 x 18 3/4 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
India
Date:
ca. 1680; borders mid-18th c.
Period:
Mughal dynasty
Topic:
flower  Search this
hunting  Search this
elephant  Search this
Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)  Search this
India  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — funds provided by an anonymous donor and the Friends of Asian Arts
Accession Number:
F1994.4
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Album leaf; recto: The Elephant Atash Khan; verso: calligraphic panel

Artist:
Attributed to Farrukh Beg (active early 1580s–1619)  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 30.3 x 20.3 cm (11 15/16 x 8 in)
Type:
Album
Origin:
Bijapur, Karnataka state, Deccan plateau, India
Date:
ca. 1600
Period:
Adil Shahi dynasty, Reign of Ibrahim Adil Shah II
Topic:
elephant  Search this
poetry  Search this
Adil Shahi dynasty (1489 - 1686)  Search this
India  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1997.16
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On View:
Freer Gallery 01: Body Image: Arts of the Indian Subcontinent
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Small Birds, Bamboo and Rocks 竹石小鳥圖 (軸)

Artist:
Bada Shanren 八大山人 (朱耷) (1626-1705)  Search this
Addition and two colophons by Zhang Daqian 張大千 (China, 1899-1983)  Search this
Medium:
Ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 164 x 90.6 cm (64 9/16 x 35 11/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
1692
Period:
Qing dynasty
Topic:
bird  Search this
bamboo  Search this
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Shao F. Wang collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Bequest from the collection of Wang Fangyu and Sum Wai, donated in their memory by Mr. Shao F. Wang
Accession Number:
F1998.48
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Cat and Butterflies

Artist:
Qi Baishi 齊白石 (1864-1957)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 131 x 28.1 cm (51 9/16 x 11 1/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
before 1937
Period:
Modern period
Topic:
Modern period (1912 - present)  Search this
butterfly  Search this
cat  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Shao F. Wang collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Bequest from the collection of Wang Fangyu and Sum Wai, donated in their memory by Mr. Shao F. Wang
Accession Number:
F1998.74
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Bookcovers from a volume of the Gulshan Album (Rose Garden album)

Medium:
Painted with colors and gold and lacquered, also leather and possibly mother-of-pearl.
Dimensions:
H x W x D (without straps): 42.7 x 26.2 x 1 cm (16 13/16 x 10 5/16 x 3/8 in)
Type:
Book
Origin:
India
Date:
ca. 1595-1632
Period:
Mughal dynasty
Topic:
lacquer  Search this
dragon  Search this
flower  Search this
hunting  Search this
elephant  Search this
Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)  Search this
holy man  Search this
simurgh  Search this
India  Search this
ostrich  Search this
lettering  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1999.2a-b
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A Raja and His Courtiers in Procession Outside a Walled City

Medium:
Opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 63.6 x 145.2 cm (25 1/16 x 57 3/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh state, Deccan plateau, India
Date:
ca. 1785-90
Period:
, Reign of Nizam Ali Khan
Topic:
horse  Search this
elephant  Search this
music  Search this
drum  Search this
courtier  Search this
cymbal  Search this
wall  Search this
India  Search this
raja  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
city  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F2000.15
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