Gautama buddha shrine

Object Details

• Provenance

  Fong Chow, New York [1]

  To 1993

  John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, MD, to 1993

  From 1993

  Freer Gallery of Art, given by John and Berthe Ford in 1993

  Notes:

  [1] According to Curatorial Note 3 in the object record.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Arts From the Rooftops of Asia, Tibet, Nepal, Kashmir (Apr. 22, 1971 to January 30, 1972)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Fong Chow (1923-2012)

  Mr. and Mrs. John Gilmore Ford

• Origin

  Tibet

• Credit Line

  Gift of John and Berthe Ford

• Type

  Sculpture

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1400s

• Name

  Chow, Fong, Ford, John Gilmore

• Place

  Tibet

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Cats, Shrine, Art, Animals, Makara, Lacquer, Gautama Buddha, Ceramics, Elephants

• Culture

  Buddhists, Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Sculpture