Medium:

Terracotta with gold lacquer and paint

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 24.5 x 15.4 x 10.2 cm (9 5/8 x 6 1/16 x 4 in)

Type:

Sculpture

Origin:

Tibet

Date:

15th century

Provenance:

Fong Chow, New York [1]

To 1993

John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, MD, to 1993

From 1993

Freer Gallery of Art, given by John and Berthe Ford in 1993

Notes:

[1] According to Curatorial Note 3 in the object record.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Arts From the Rooftops of Asia, Tibet, Nepal, Kashmir (Apr. 22, 1971 to January 30, 1972)

Previous custodian or owner:

Fong Chow (1923-2012)

Mr. and Mrs. John Gilmore Ford

Topic:

lacquer  Search this

ceramic  Search this

Buddhism  Search this

lion  Search this

elephant  Search this

shrine  Search this

Tibet  Search this

Gautama Buddha  Search this

makara  Search this

South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of John and Berthe Ford

Accession Number:

F1993.13

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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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:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye327115bfb-a56a-4c88-82f5-d3f1744f858f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1993.13