Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

H x Diam (overall): 14.7 x 6.4 cm (5 13/16 x 2 1/2 in)

Type:

Musical Instrument

Origin:

Japan

Provenance:

Hieizan Temple [1]

To 1903

Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1903 [2]

From 1903 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in 1903 [3]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]

Notes:

[1] See Curatorial Remark 2, undated folder sheet note. See also, Reserved Bronze List, R.5138, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

[2] See note 1.

[3] see note 1.

[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.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

Hieizan Temple

Bunkio Matsuki 松木文恭 (1867-1940) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1903.300

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d65bab62-285f-4830-a54e-1e9376e40347

EDAN-URL:

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