H x W x D: 99.6 x 81.2 x 27.7 cm (39 3/16 x 31 15/16 x 10 7/8 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
China
Date:
ca. 520s
Period:
Period of Division, Northern Wei dynasty
Provenance:
From at least 1925 to 1968
Eugene Meyer (1875-1959) and Agnes E. Meyer (1887-1970), Washington, DC, and Mt. Kisco, NY [1]
From 1968
Freer Gallery of Art, given by Agnes E. Meyer, 1968 [2]
Notes:
[1] The stele is documented as a part of the Meyer collection in Osvald Sirén, Chinese Sculpture From the Fifth to the Fourteenth Century (London: Benn, Ltd., 1925), vol. 1, p. 48, vol. 2, pl. 183.
[2] The stele is included in Agnes E. Meyer’s Deed of Gift, listed as no. 38 in the document’s Annex, dated July 24, 1967, copy in object file.
It was accessioned to the Freer Gallery’s collection in 1968.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Chinese Art—Stone Sculpture (September 1, 1979 to March 14, 1982)
Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Memorial Exhibition (September 25, 1971 to October 2, 1972)
Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)
Previous custodian or owner:
Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer ((1875-1959) and (1887-1970))
