Figure of Puxian (Samantabhadra)

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At A Glance

  • Period

    17th-19th century
  • Geography

    Shiwan (Shekwan) kilns, Foshan, Guangdong province, China
  • Material

    Stoneware with Jun-style glaze
  • Dimension

    H x W: 13.6 x 12.7 cm (5 3/8 x 5 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1909.312
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1909.312

Object Details

  • Description

    Figure seated on a recumbent elephant; rectangular base with cut corners.
    Body: hard, gray stoneware.
    Glaze: opaque bluish gray with brown showing through where thin; entire base glazed.
  • Provenance

    To 1909
    Mah Zuh Kee, Shanghai, to 1909 [1]
    From 1909 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Mah Zuh Kee in 1909 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2048, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Accession File, Collections Management office.
    [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
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Mah Zuh Kee (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
  • Origin

    Shiwan (Shekwan) kilns, Foshan, Guangdong province, China
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer
  • Type

    Sculpture
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