Medium:

Wood

Dimensions:

H (overall): 74.5 cm (29 5/16 in)

Type:

Sculpture

Origin:

Japan

Date:

13th century

Period:

Kamakura period

Provenance:

To 1907

Unidentified owner, Japan, to 1907 [1]

From 1907 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased in Japan from an unidentified owner in 1907 [2]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 940, pg. 29, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

[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:

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1907.111a-c

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

Related Online Resources:

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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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