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Seated Buddhist figure: in round, against pierced rock grotto background; right hand broken off and restored in wood

Catalog Data

Medium:
Stone
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 98 × 59.6 × 35.8 cm (38 9/16 × 23 7/16 × 14 1/8 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
China
Date:
13th century
Period:
Southern Song or Yuan dynasty
Provenance:
To 1911
Ta Ge Shang, Beijing, to 1911 [1]
From 1911 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Ta Ge Shang in 1911 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 310, pg. 77, 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:
Ta Ge Shang (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
stone  Search this
Buddhism  Search this
Southern Song dynasty (1127 - 1279)  Search this
Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1911.413
Restrictions & Rights:
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f5e4a5fe-7df0-43c1-b7dc-ebbf191c1a7c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1911.413