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Catalog Data

Medium:
Stone
Dimensions:
H x W x D (overall): 21.2 x 13.1 x 8.7 cm (8 3/8 x 5 3/16 x 3 7/16 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
China
Date:
dated 642
Period:
Tang dynasty
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. 123, pg. 46, 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)
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Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1909.84
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye30df4c886-b4f2-411c-baee-e7105e3f4355
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1909.84