Buddhist lotus pedestal
Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1909
- Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1909 [1]
- From 1909 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in Japan 1909 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 136, pg. 53, 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
- Previous custodian or owner
- Bunkio Matsuki 松木文恭 (1867-1940) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 618-907
- Period
- Tang dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1909.97
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Stone
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 15.2 x 34.1 x 28.9 cm (6 x 13 7/16 x 11 3/8 in)
- Origin
- China
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- stone
- Buddhism
- lion
- Tang dynasty (618 - 907)
- lotus
- China
- lettering
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1909.97
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye35e1dca1c-b781-4551-9f93-eef6a6caeab3
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