Seated figure of the Buddha Sakyamuni in high relief
Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1914
- Dikran G. Kelekian (1868-1951), Cairo, Egypt, Paris, France, and New York to 1914 [1]
- From 1914 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Dikran G. Kelekian, New York in 1914 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 516, pg. 148, 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
- Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)
- Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 17 (November 17, 1955 to January 1, 1963)
- Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Buddhist Sculpture (June 2, 1944 to March 13, 1944)
- Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Buddhist Sculpture, 1944 (March 13, 1944 to November 14, 1944)
- Untitled Exhibition, Asian Sculpture, North Corridor (May 2, 1923 to October 28, 1955)
- Stone Sculpture, Gallery 17, 1923 (May 2, 1923 to November 17, 1955)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Dikran Garabed Kelekian (1868-1951) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 534-550
- Period
- Period of Division
- Accession Number
- F1914.36
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Stone
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 131.4 x 82 x 32.6 cm (51 3/4 x 32 5/16 x 12 13/16 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
- Period of Division (220 - 589)
- China
- Shakyamuni
- varada mudra
- anjali mudra
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1914.36
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye34155672c-2748-4995-a5fe-5b1fc4ad37c7
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