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At A Glance

  • Period

    1185-1333
  • Geography

    Japan
  • Material

    Bronze
  • Dimension

    H x Diam (overall): 14.4 x 6.3 cm (5 11/16 x 2 1/2 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1903.297
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1903.297

Object Details

  • Provenance

    Hieizan Temple [1]
    To 1903
    Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1903 [2]
    From 1903 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in 1903 [3]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
    Notes:
    [1] See Curatorial Remark 2, undated folder sheet note. See also, Reserved Bronze List, R.5138, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
    [2] See note 1.
    [3] see note 1.
    [4] 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

    Hieizan Temple
    Bunkio Matsuki 松木文恭 (1867-1940) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
  • Origin

    Japan
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer
  • Type

    Musical Instrument
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