Medium:

Iron

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 54.8 x 44.7 x 23.4 cm (21 9/16 x 17 5/8 x 9 3/16 in)

Type:

Sculpture

Origin:

China

Date:

1368-1644

Period:

Ming 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 S. I. 426, Original Bronze List, 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:

Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice Across Asia (October 14, 2017 to February 6, 2022)

Previous custodian or owner:

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

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1913.79

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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EDAN-URL:

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