Lamaist mandala

Object Details

• Provenance

  To 1905

  Marie Meyer-Riefstahl (1876-1961), Manchester, England, Paris, France, and New York, NY, to 1905 [1]

  From 1905 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Marie Meyer-Riefstahl in 1905 [2]

  From 1920

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

  Notes:

  [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 495, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Marie Meyer-Riefstahl was named Miss Marie Louise Nordlinger at the time of acquisition.

  [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

  Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)

  Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Buddhist Art (July 19, 1958 to April 26, 1960)

  Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 16 (February 25, 1956 to July 11, 1958)

  Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Sculpture (November 15, 1944 to February 25, 1956)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Marie (1876-1961) (C.L. Freer source)

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Origin

  Tibet

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Painting

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  2000s, 1870s

• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Meyer-Riefstahl, Marie Louise

• Place

  Tibet

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Thangka, Charles Lang Freer collection, Hayagriva, Art, Symbolism, Dharmacakra, Anjali mudra, Vajradhara, Mahakala

• Culture

  Buddhists, Himalayan peoples, South Asians, Hindus

• Object Type

  Paintings