Votive plaque (sacchas) with three Buddhas

Object Details

• Provenance

  ?-2000

  “Mark,” Georgetown, Washington, DC, method of acquisition unknown [1]

  2000-2001

  Paul R. Martineau Jr. (1940-2014), purchased from “Mark” in Georgetown, Washington, DC [2]

  From 2001

  National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Martineau Jr. [3]

  Notes:

  [1] See acquisition justification titled “Votive plaque with three Buddhas,” undated (ca. October 3, 2001), copy in object file. The acquisition justification states that Paul R. Martineau Jr. purchased this object in 2000 from a man named Mark who occasionally sets up a booth at the flea market in Georgetown. Prior to acquisition, it had not been possible to locate “Mark” for further information on provenance.

  [2] See note 1.

  Paul R. Martineau Jr. (1940-2014) of Alexandria, VA was an officer for the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC.

  [3] See Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, “Acquisition Consideration Form,” approved on October 12, 2001, copy in object file.

  See also “Deed of Gift to the Arthur M. Sacker Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution,” dated December 26, 2001, copy in object file. From 2001-2023, the object was part of the National Museum of Asian Art’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection and on March 21, 2023, the work was internally transferred to the National Museum of Asian Art Collection.

  Research updated June 14, 2023

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Paul R. Martineau Jr. (1940-2014)

• Origin

  Burma

• Credit Line

  Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Martineau, Jr.

• Type

  Ceremonial Object

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1100s, 1000s

• Name

  buddha, Martineau, Paul R.

• Place

  Burma

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Art, Pagan period (ca. 950 - 1300), Bodhi tree, Ceramics, Stupa, Bhumisparsha mudra

• Culture

  Buddhists, Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Ceremonial objects