Head of a Bodhisattva

Object Details

• Previous custodian or owner

  Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer ((1875-1959) and (1887-1970))

  Mrs. Ruth Meyer Epstein (1921-2007)

• Provenance

  To 1970

  Eugene Meyer (1875-1959) and Agnes E. Meyer (1887-1970), Washington, DC, and Mt. Kisco, NY [1]

  To 1992

  Ruth Meyer Epstein, Scarsdale, NY, given by her parents, Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer [2]

  From 1992

  Freer Gallery of Art, given by Ruth Meyer Epstein in 1992 [3]

  Notes:

  [1] According to information included in “Page Report,” dated December 1, 1993, in object file.

  [2] See note 1.

  [3] See Ruth M. Epstein’s Deed of Gift, dated June 9, 1992, in object file.

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Ruth Meyer Epstein

• Type

  Sculpture

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1300s

• Name

  Epstein, Ruth Meyer, Meyer, Eugene and Agnes E.

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Art, Chinese Art, Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368), Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), Bodhisattva

• Culture

  Buddhists, Chinese

• Object Type

  Sculpture