H x W x D: 36.7 x 7.6 x 5.6 cm (14 7/16 x 3 x 2 3/16 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
China
Date:
1644-1911
Period:
Qing dynasty
Provenance:
To 1911
Temple at Kai Feng-fu, China, to 1911 [1]
From 1911 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by the priest in charge of a temple at Kai Feng-fu, China, in 1911 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] According to F1911.434, Curatorial Remark 2, in the object record: "This pair of figures came from the shield of the great Kwan-yin in the ruin temple of at Kai Feng-fu, and were given to Mr. Freer by the priest in charge. See further, S.I. 332, Appendix IV, and Miscellaneous Envelope File." See also, Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 332, 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.
