Standing Vishnu

Object Details

• Provenance

  Probably around 1973-?

  William H. Wolff, Inc., New York, NY, method of acquisition unknown [1]

  By 1982-1987

  Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), purchased from William H. Wolff, Inc. [2]

  From 1987

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler [3]

  Notes:

  [1] See Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Gift Inventory, copy in object file. Photograph from inventory bears a “WM. H. WOLFF INC.” stamp and annotation noting the stock number “02/494-4.” The inventory sheet notes the same stock number and a date, “WW 02/494-4 (2-2-73).”

  [2] See note 1. Peter Marks evaluated the work in 1982.

  [3] Pursuant to the agreement between Dr. Arthur M. Sackler and the Smithsonian Institution, dated July 28, 1982, legal title of the donated objects was transferred to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery on September 11, 1987.

  Research Completed October 20, 2022

• Collection

  Arthur M. Sackler Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  William H. Wolff, Inc. (1906-1991)

  Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)

• Origin

  Tamil Nadu state, India

• Credit Line

  Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

• Type

  Sculpture

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  900s, 800s

• Name

  Sackler, Arthur M., Wolff, William H.

• Place

  Tamil Nadu state, India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Vishnu, Art, Chola dynasty (850 - 1280), Sudarshana chakra, Abhaya mudra

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians, Hindus

• Object Type

  Sculpture