Medium:

Color and gold on silk panel

Dimensions:

H x W (image): 144.2 × 86.7 cm (56 3/4 × 34 1/8 in)

Type:

Painting

Origin:

Japan

Date:

12th century

Period:

Heian period

Provenance:

Kawasaki Yoshitaro, Japan [1]

To 1929

Yamanaka and Company, New York 1929 [2]

From 1929

Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Yamanaka and Company, New York in 1929 [23

Notes:

[1] Object file, undated folder sheet.

[2] Object file, undated folder sheet. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.

[3] See note 2.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Words of Wisdom: Buddhist Calligraphy from Japan (April 1, 2023 to February 25, 2024)

Religious Art of Japan (December 18, 2002 to January 4, 2015)

Japanese Art (May 9, 1993 to November 21, 1995)

Japanese Art (July 1, 1974 to April 10, 1978)

Japanese Art: Painting and Sculpture (July 1, 1966 to May 2, 1973)

Japanese Art (January 1, 1963 to July 1, 1966)

Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 1 and 2 (February 25, 1956 to January 1, 1963)

Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Paintings (October 25, 1955 to November 23, 1955)

Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Art (October 3, 1947 to February 25, 1956)

Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Hanging Scrolls, Ceramics, and Sculpture (October 2, 1947 to January 23, 1951)

Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Ceramics and Painting (May 2, 1946 to October 2, 1947)

Japanese Paintings Buddhist Etc. (January 5, 1928 to December 8, 1941)

Previous custodian or owner:

Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965)

Topic:

Buddhism  Search this

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Heian period (794 - 1185)  Search this

stupa  Search this

mandala  Search this

vajra  Search this

prayer beads  Search this

Japan  Search this

throne  Search this

Vaisravana  Search this

Virudhaka  Search this

Dhritarastra  Search this

preaching  Search this

dharmachakra  Search this

Mahakala  Search this

Vajrapani  Search this

Mount Meru  Search this

mudra  Search this

kakemono  Search this

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attendant  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1929.2a-c

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

Related Online Resources:

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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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