Medium:

Gilt copper; pigments; base plate loose; engraved with double vajra; contents inside

Dimensions:

H x W: 25.4 x 12.7 cm (10 x 5 in)

Type:

Sculpture

Origin:

China

Date:

mid 18th century

Period:

Qing dynasty

Provenance:

To 2018

Alice S. Kandell, New York, New York [1]

From 2018

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Alice S. Kandell, New York, New York

Note:

[1] See Deed of Gift, copy in object file, Collections Management Office.

Collection:

Arthur M. Sackler Collection

Exhibition History:

The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room (March 12, 2022 - ongoing)

Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice Across Asia (October 14, 2017 to February 6, 2022)

Doorway to an Enlightened World: The Tibetan Shrine from the Alice S. Kandell Collection (March 19 to November 27, 2016)

The Tibetan Shrine from the Alice S. Kandell Collection (March 13, 2010 to November 27, 2016)

Previous custodian or owner:

Alice S. Kandell

Topic:

metal  Search this

Buddhism  Search this

bodhisattva  Search this

Avalokiteshvara  Search this

Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this

Guanyin  Search this

China  Search this

South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this

Alice S. Kandell Collection  Search this

Credit Line:

The Alice S. Kandell Collection

Accession Number:

S2018.29a-i

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

On View:

Sackler Gallery 26a: The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room

See more items in:

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/ye36c94e77b-3484-4b28-9f80-0c228743d522

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S2018.29a-i