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Medium:
Gilt bronze
Dimensions:
H x Diam (overall): 11.7 x 5.2 cm (4 5/8 x 2 1/16 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
Japan
Date:
7th century
Period:
Asuka period
Provenance:
?-1971
Takashi Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts ??? ?, Kyoto, Japan, method of acquisition unknown[1]
1971-2005
Sylvan Barnet (1926-2015) and William Burto (1921-2013), purchased from Takashi Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts, Kyoto,Japan [2]
From 2005
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto [3]
Notes:
[1] See Shoichi Uehara, "Two Statues of Buddha at His Birth" in Kobijutsu, no. 22 (March 1971), 95-97. See also note 2.
[2] Sylvan Barnet and William Burto began collecting works of Japanese art in the 1960s, shortly after they began their
careers as literature professors. They acquired this work in Kyoto Japan in 1971 from Takashi Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts. See acquisition justification form, copy in object file.
[3] See deed of gift, signed November 28, 2005, object file.
Research updated February 24, 2023.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
The Beginnings of Buddhism in Japan (October 14, 2017 to October 28, 2018)
Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice Across Asia (October 14, 2017 to February 6, 2022)
Art of the Gift: Recent Acquisitions (July 24 to December 13, 2015)
Faith and Form: Selected Calligraphy and Painting from the Japanese Religious Traditions (March 20 to July 18, 2004)
Religious Art of Japan (December 18, 2002 to January 4, 2015)
Previous custodian or owner:
William Burto (1921-2013)
Sylvan Barnet (1926-2015)
Takashi Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts
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Credit Line:
Gift of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto in honor of Yanagi Takashi
Accession Number:
F2005.9a-b
Restrictions & Rights:
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d91fcbef-9e3c-416b-9ec8-f606da5809c4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F2005.9a-b