Medium:

Stone

Dimensions:

H x W x D (overall): 14.3 x 9.6 x 5.8 cm (5 5/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 5/16 in)

Type:

Sculpture

Origin:

China

Date:

dated 548 CE

Period:

Period of Division, Western Wei dynasty

Provenance:

To 1909

Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1909 [1]

From 1909 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in Japan 1909 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 130, pg. 49, 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:

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

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

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Period of Division (220 - 589)  Search this

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Western Wei dynasty (535 - 556)  Search this

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1909.91

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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