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Medium:
Ivory
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 16.5 x 8.4 x 5.2 cm (6 1/2 x 3 5/16 x 2 1/16 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
Thailand, Laos, or Cambodia
Date:
19th century
Period:
Bangkok period, Lan Sang period, or post-Angkor period
Provenance:
Unnamed Siamese official [1]
From 1909 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased at sale, Collection of Siamese and Cambodian Antiquities, Curios and Relics, American Art Association, New York, NY, April 6, 1909 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] According to Curatorial Remark 5, Louise Cort, February 18, 2002, "The catalogue of the sale of Siamese and Cambodian objects (6 April 1909) noted that they had been accumulated over a period of thirty-five years by a Siamese official." See also, the object record for F1909.48, Curatorial Remark 5, H. E. Buckman, 1964, wherein is provided additional provenance information for several objects acquired at this same American Art Association sale.
[2] See note 1. See also, Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 71, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[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)
Topic:
ivory  Search this
Buddhism  Search this
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Laos  Search this
Cambodia  Search this
bhumisparsha mudra  Search this
Post-Angkor period (1431 - 1863)  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Bangkok period (1782 - 1932 )  Search this
Lan Sang period (1271 - 1707)  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1909.52
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
F|S Southeast Asia
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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/ye397858881-9a64-4c45-ad92-3deedc8bf3ce
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1909.52