Medium:

Sandstone

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 41.2 x 45.1 x 14.3 cm (16 1/4 x 17 3/4 x 5 5/8 in)

Type:

Sculpture

Origin:

China

Date:

early 6th century

Period:

Northern Wei dynasty

Provenance:

To 1913

Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1913 [1]

From 1913 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1913 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 432, pg. 131, 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

Exhibition History:

Promise of Paradise (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

Chinese Buddhist Sculpture in New Light (April 14, 2002 to September 8, 2003)

Previous custodian or owner:

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

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

Buddhism  Search this

Northern Wei dynasty (386 - 534)  Search this

China  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

parasol  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1913.72

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

On View:

Freer Gallery 17: Promise of Paradise

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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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:

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EDAN-URL:

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