Altar bell
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Geography
Japan -
Material
Bronze -
Dimension
H x Diam (overall): 14.7 x 6.4 cm (5 13/16 x 2 1/2 in) -
Accession Number
F1903.300 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1903.300
Object Details
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Provenance
Hieizan Temple [1]To 1903Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1903 [2]From 1903 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in 1903 [3]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]Notes:[1] See Curatorial Remark 2, undated folder sheet note. See also, Reserved Bronze List, R.5138, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.[2] See note 1.[3] see note 1.[4] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Previous custodian or owner
Hieizan TempleBunkio Matsuki 松木文恭 (1867-1940) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Musical Instrument -
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