Buddhist stele
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Creative CommonsAt A Glance
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Period
Dated 564 C. E. -
Geography
China -
Material
Limestone -
Dimension
H x W x D (overall): 125.8 x 64.1 x 11.9 cm (49 1/2 x 25 1/4 x 4 11/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1923.14 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1923.14
Object Details
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Provenance
To 1923Hsu-Sen-yu, Bejing [1]From 1923Freer Gallery of Art, purchased by Carl Whiting Bishop from Hsu-Sen-yu, Peking on Sept. 11, 1923 [2]Notes:[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record. This stele along with five other pieces were purchased by Carl Whiting Bishop from Mr. Hsu Sen-yu, who was a staff of the Chinese Educational Department in Bejing, China in 1923.[2] See note 1. Also see the Bishop Collection file, Collections Management Office.Updated on June 6, 2021 -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Chinese Buddhist Sculpture in New Light (April 14, 2002 to September 8, 2003)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)Stone Sculpture, Gallery 17, 1923 (May 2, 1923 to November 17, 1955) -
Previous custodian or owner
Hsu-Sen-yu -
Origin
China -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Sculpture -
Restrictions and Rights
CC0 - Creative Commons (CC0 1.0)
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