Standing Bodhisattva
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Period
581-600 -
Geography
China -
Material
Limestone with traces of pigment and gilding -
Dimension
H x W x D: 81.6 x 33 x 13.5 cm (32 1/8 x 13 x 5 5/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1916.235 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1916.235
Object Details
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Provenance
To 1916Dikran G. Kelekian (1868-1951), Cairo, Egypt, Paris, France, and New York to 1916 [1]From 1916 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Dikran G. Kelekian, New York in 1916 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 913, pg. 202, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.[2] See note 1.[3] 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
Promise of Paradise (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)Promise of Paradise: Early Chinese Buddhist Sculpture (December 1, 2012 to January 3, 2016)Chinese Art—Stone Sculpture (September 1, 1979 to March 14, 1982)Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 17 (November 17, 1955 to January 1, 1963)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Buddhist Sculpture (June 2, 1944 to March 13, 1944)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Buddhist Sculpture, 1944 (March 13, 1944 to November 14, 1944)Untitled Exhibition, Asian Sculpture, North Corridor (May 2, 1923 to October 28, 1955)Stone Sculpture, Gallery 17, 1923 (May 2, 1923 to November 17, 1955)Stone Sculpture, Buddhist Bronze, and Chinese Painting (May 2, 1923 to February 25, 1956)Ancient Chinese Paintings, Sculptures, and Jade Objects from the Collection formed by Charles Lang Freer (November 15 to December 08, 1917) -
Previous custodian or owner
Dikran Garabed Kelekian (1868-1951) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
China -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Sculpture -
Restrictions and Rights
CC0 - Creative Commons (CC0 1.0)
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