Vaisravana, Guardian King of the North

Object Details

• Artist

  Traditionally attributed to Yuchi Yiseng (mid-7th–early 8th century)

• Provenance

  To 1914

  Dr. John Calvin Ferguson (1866-1945), Newton, MA, to 1914 [1]

  From 1914 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Dr. John Calvin Ferguson in 1914 [2]

  From 1920

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

  Notes:

  [1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, L. 937, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object exhibits seals, colophons, or inscriptions that could provide additional information regarding the object’s history; see Curatorial Remarks in the object record for further details.

  [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

  An Epic of Kings: The Great Mongol Shahnama (September 21, 2024 to January 12, 2025)

  Enlightened Beings: Buddhism in Chinese Paintings (September 1, 2012 to February 24, 2013)

  Luxury and Luminosity: Visual Culture and the Ming Court (July 3, 2004 to June 26, 2005)

  Chinese Art (March 9, 1981 to March 12, 1982)

  Chinese Figure Painting (September 17, 1973 to January 3, 1975)

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

• Previous custodian or owner

  John Calvin Ferguson (1866-1945) (C.L. Freer source)

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Painting

• On View

  Sacker 24b: An Epic of Kings: The Great Mongol Shahnama

• Restrictions and Rights

  CC0 - Creative Commons (CC0 1.0)

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1400s, 1300s

• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Ferguson, John Calvin

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Musical instruments, Charles Lang Freer collection, Worship, Art, Chinese Art, Dance, Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368), Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), Attendant, Stupa, Biwa, Pipa

• Culture

  Buddhists, Chinese

• Object Type

  Paintings

• On View

  Yes