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Medium:
Color and gold on canvas
Dimensions:
H x W: 75.7 x 51.2 cm (29 13/16 x 20 3/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Tibet
Provenance:
To 1905
Marie Meyer-Riefstahl (1876-1961), Manchester, England, Paris, France, and New York, NY, to 1905 [1]
From 1905 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Marie Meyer-Riefstahl in 1905 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 495, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Marie Meyer-Riefstahl was named Miss Marie Louise Nordlinger at the time of acquisition.
[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
Exhibition History:
Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Buddhist Art (July 19, 1958 to April 26, 1960)
Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 16 (February 25, 1956 to July 11, 1958)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Sculpture (November 15, 1944 to February 25, 1956)
Previous custodian or owner:
Marie (1876-1961) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
Buddhism  Search this
mandala  Search this
Tibet  Search this
dharmachakra  Search this
Hayagriva  Search this
Mahakala  Search this
Vajradhara  Search this
anjali mudra  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
thangka  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1905.66
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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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/ye315618093-6ba4-4383-b555-16d8ba1ae0ef
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1905.66