Welcoming Descent of the Buddha of Infinite Light and Twenty-Five Bodhisattvas

Object Details

Provenance: To 1911; Yamanaka & Company, Kyoto, to 1911 [1]; From 1911 to 1919; Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1911 [2]; From 1920; Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]; Notes:; [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Panel List, L. 72, pg. 24, 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: Japanese Art from the Collection (October 26, 2024 - ongoing); In the Shadow of an Apocalypse (October 14, 2017 to October 28, 2018); Religious Art of Japan (December 18, 2002 to January 4, 2015); Life of a Japanese Painting (December 1, 1995 to October 16, 1996); Japanese Art (November 7, 1986 to July 19, 1988); Japanese Art (March 12, 1982 to November 3, 1986); Japanese Art (June 16, 1982 to September 28, 1982); Japanese Art (April 11, 1978 to March 6, 1981); 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)
Previous custodian or owner: Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source); Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

On View: Freer Gallery 07: Japanese Art from the Collection
Related Online Resources: Google Cultural Institute
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Topic: Buddhism; bodhisattva; Kamakura period (1185 - 1333); music; drum; Amitabha Buddha; cloud; flute; zither; cymbal; biwa; Japan; halo; khakkhara; kakemono; Japanese Art; Charles Lang Freer collection; Pure Land

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye381d9c36f-a7e9-4d01-b296-128f430c6894