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Catalog Data

Medium:
Stone
Dimensions:
H x W x D (overall): 13.4 x 11.1 x 12.4 cm (5 1/4 x 4 3/8 x 4 7/8 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
China
Date:
960-1279
Period:
Song dynasty
Provenance:
To 1916
Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1916 [1]
From 1916 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1916 [2]
From 1920
The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 1199, pg. 210, 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)
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Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1916.367
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f7ed7c19-88bb-44af-969b-a9a6a4e1dc98
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1916.367