Kneeling winged monster

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At A Glance

  • Period

    550-577
  • Geography

    Northern Xiangtangshan, Middle Cave, Hebei province, China
  • Material

    Limestone freestanding sculpture
  • Dimension

    H x W x D: 88.4 x 47.3 x 28.5 cm (34 13/16 x 18 5/8 x 11 1/4 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1916.345
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1916.345

Object Details

  • Provenance

    To 1916
    Lai-Yuan and Company, New York, to 1916 [1]
    From 1916 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Lai-Yuan and Company in 1916 [2]
    From 1920
    The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 927, pg. 206, 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

    Chinese Buddhist Sculpture in New Light (April 14, 2002 to September 8, 2003)
    Buddhist Art (May 9, 1993 to August 9, 2011)
    Untitled Exhibition, North Corridor, 1969 (November 20, 1969 to December 11, 1984)
    Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)
    Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 17 (November 17, 1955 to January 1, 1963)
    Stone Sculpture, Gallery 17, 1923 (May 2, 1923 to November 17, 1955)
    Untitled Exhibition, Asian Sculpture, North Corridor (May 2, 1923 to October 28, 1955)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Lai-Yuan & Company (ca. 1915-April 1921) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
  • Origin

    Northern Xiangtangshan, Middle Cave, Hebei province, China
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer
  • Type

    Sculpture
  • Restrictions and Rights

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