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Square fragment: showing Buddhist procession

Detail of a pattern

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At A Glance

On View

Period

early 6th century
Geography

China
Material

Sandstone
Dimension

H x W x D: 41.2 x 45.1 x 14.3 cm (16 1/4 x 17 3/4 x 5 5/8 in)
Accession Number

F1913.72
EDAN ID

edanmdm:fsg_F1913.72

Object Details

Provenance

To 1913

Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1913 [1]

From 1913 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1913 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 432, pg. 131, 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

Promise of Paradise (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

Chinese Buddhist Sculpture in New Light (April 14, 2002 to September 8, 2003)
Previous custodian or owner

Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Origin

China
Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Type

Sculpture
On View

Freer Gallery 17: Promise of Paradise
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Date

500s
Name

Freer, Charles Lang, Yamanaka and Co.
Place

China
Topic

Art, Chinese Art, Parasol, Northern Wei dynasty (386 - 534)
Culture

Buddhists, Chinese
Object Type

Sculpture
On View

Yes