Buddhist triad of Shakyamuni, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra

Object Details

• Artist

  Kose Arishige 臣勢有重（有茂） (born 1300)

• Provenance

  To 1901

  Ernest Francisco Fenollosa (1853-1908), New York, NY, and Spring Hill, AL, to 1901 [1]

  From 1901 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Ernest Francisco Fenollosa in 1901 [2]

  From 1920

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

  Notes:

  [1] Undated folder sheet note, Object file. Also see Original Kakemono List, pg. 55, 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

  A Journey of Taste: Freer and Japanese Scroll Mounting (April 15, 2023 to March 3, 2024)

  The Historical Buddha and Friends (November 3, 2018 to May 5, 2019)

  Moonlight and Clouds: Silver and Gold in the Arts of Japan (November 11, 2008 to November 11, 2009)

  Buddhist Art (May 9, 1993 to August 9, 2011)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Ernest Francisco Fenollosa (1853-1908) (C.L. Freer source)

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Painting

• Restrictions and Rights

  CC0 - Creative Commons (CC0 1.0)

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1500s, 1600s

• Name

  Fenollosa, Ernest Francisco, Freer, Charles Lang

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Charles Lang Freer collection, Art, Muromachi period (1333 - 1573), Shakyamuni, Japanese Art, Manjushri, Samantabhadra, Kakemono

• Culture

  Buddhists, Japanese

• Object Type

  Paintings