Medium:

Marble

Dimensions:

H x W x D (overall): 18.5 x 12.4 x 9.5 cm (7 5/16 x 4 7/8 x 3 3/4 in)

Type:

Sculpture

Origin:

China

Date:

possibly 386-535

Period:

Period of Division, Possibly Northern Wei dynasty

Provenance:

To 1910

Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1910 [1]

From 1910 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1910 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 151, p. 60, 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:

Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

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Period of Division (220 - 589)  Search this

Northern Wei dynasty (386 - 534)  Search this

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1910.12

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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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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