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Figure of a bodhisattva

Detail of a pattern
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At A Glance

On View

  • Period

    15th-19th century

  • Geography

    China

  • Material

    Earthenware with white slip and traces of red, green and black pigment

  • Dimension

    H x W x D (overall): 32.2 x 15.5 x 11.5 cm (12 11/16 x 6 1/8 x 4 1/2 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1905.30

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1905.30

Object Details

  • Description

    Buddhist figure kneeling.
    Clay: soft, light-buff.
    Unglazed: traces of red and green paint.

  • Provenance

    To 1905
    Thomas E. Waggaman (1839-1906), Washington, DC, to 1905 [1]
    1905
    Yamanaka & Company, purchased at the sale of the Waggaman Collection, American Art Association, New York, NY, January 25-February 3, 1905, no. 2434 [2]
    From 1905 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York, NY, in 1905 [3]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
    Notes:
    [1] The Waggaman Collection sale took place place at the American Art Galleries from January 25-February 3. This piece was sold as #2434 (not #2404) on the last day toward the end of a long run of "miscellaneous" Japanese ceramics. See Curatorial Remark 9, Louise Cort, March 4, 2011,and Curatorial Remark 10, Louise Cort, March 10, 2011, in the object record.
    [2] See Original Pottery List, L. 1335, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
    [3] See note 2.
    [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

  • Exhibition History

    The Peacock Room Comes to America [2022] (September 3, 2022 - ongoing)
    The Peacock Room Comes to America [2017-2019] (October 14, 2017 to January 2, 2019)
    The Peacock Room Comes to America [2011-2016] (April 9, 2011 to January 4, 2016)

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Thomas E. Waggaman (1839-1906)
    Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

  • Origin

    China

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer

  • Type

    Sculpture

  • On View

    Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America

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