The Buddha at Birth
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Period
7th century -
Geography
Japan -
Material
Gilt bronze -
Dimension
H x Diam (overall): 11.7 x 5.2 cm (4 5/8 x 2 1/16 in) -
Accession Number
F2005.9a-b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F2005.9a-b
Object Details
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Provenance
?-1967Takashi Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts 古美術 柳, Kyoto, Japan, method of acquisition unknown[1]1967-2005Sylvan Barnet (1926-2015) and William Burto (1921-2013), purchased from Takashi Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts, Kyoto,Japan [2]From 2005Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto [3]Notes:[1] See Valerie C. Doran, “Professing the Love of Art: A Conversation with Sylvan Barnet and William Burto,” Orientations vol. 33, no. 8 (October 2002): p. 55. See also Shōichi Uehara, "Two Statues of Buddha at His Birth" in Kobijutsu, no. 22 (March 1971), 95-97. See also note 2.[2] Sylvan Barnet and William Burto began collecting works of Japanese art in the 1960s, shortly after they began theircareers as literature professors. They acquired this work in Kyoto Japan in 1971 from Takashi Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts. See acquisition justification form, copy in object file.[3] See deed of gift, signed November 28, 2005, object file.Research updated July 22, 2024 -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
The Beginnings of Buddhism in Japan (October 14, 2017 to October 28, 2018)Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice Across Asia (October 14, 2017 to February 6, 2022)Art of the Gift: Recent Acquisitions (July 24 to December 13, 2015)Faith and Form: Selected Calligraphy and Painting from the Japanese Religious Traditions (March 20 to July 18, 2004)Religious Art of Japan (December 18, 2002 to January 4, 2015) -
Previous custodian or owner
William Burto (1921-2013)Sylvan Barnet (1926-2015)Takashi Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts -
Origin
Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvan Barnet and William Burto in honor of Yanagi Takashi -
Type
Sculpture -
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