Tapestry: a Bodhisattva
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Period
1279-1368 -
Geography
China -
Material
Hanging scroll; color on silk panel -
Dimension
H x W (image): 62.1 x 51.7 cm (24 7/16 x 20 3/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1915.98 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1915.98
Object Details
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Description
Tapestry: a Bodhisattva.Woven in color and gold; additions of pigment. Two brief inscriptions. Eleven seals. Manuscript with nine seals above. Label and two seals on the back. -
Provenance
To 1915Lai-Yuan and Company, New York to 1915 [1]From 1915 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Lai-Yuan and Company in 1915 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Kakemono and Makimono List, S.I. 987, 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
Enlightened Beings: Buddhism in Chinese Paintings (September 1, 2012 to February 24, 2013) -
Previous custodian or owner
Lai-Yuan & Company (ca. 1915-April 1921) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
China -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Costume and Textile -
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