Medium:

Color and gold on linen

Dimensions:

H x W: 85.3 x 56.1 cm (33 9/16 x 22 1/16 in)

Type:

Painting

Origin:

Tibet

Date:

18th-19th century

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. 497, 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

Previous custodian or owner:

Marie (1876-1961) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1905.68

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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