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

National Museum of Asian Art

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)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
early 14th century
Period
Kamakura period
Accession Number
F1911.475
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Painting
Medium
Ink, gold, and color on silk
Dimensions
H x W (image): 158.3 × 161.7 cm (62 5/16 × 63 11/16 in)
Origin
Japan
On View
Freer Gallery 07: Japanese Art from the Collection
Related Online Resources
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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
Record ID
fsg_F1911.475
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye381d9c36f-a7e9-4d01-b296-128f430c6894

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