Buddhist stele
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Period
dated 511 -
Geography
Probably Henan province, China -
Material
Limestone -
Dimension
H x W x D: 30.4 x 18.6 x 10.6 cm (11 15/16 x 7 5/16 x 4 3/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1968.53 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1968.53
Object Details
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Provenance
From at least 1916 to 1968Eugene Meyer (1875-1959) and Agnes E. Meyer (1887-1970), New York, NY, Washington, DC and Mt. Kisco, NY, from at least 1916 [1]From 1968Freer Gallery of Art, given by Agnes E. Meyer, 1968 [2]Notes:[1] Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer lent the stele to the Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition in 1916, see S. C Bosch Reitz, Catalogue of An Exhibition of Early Chinese Pottery and Sculpture, exh. cat. (New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1916), cat. 323 (ill.).[2] The object is included in Agnes E. Meyer’s Deed of Gift, listed as no. 37 in the document’s Annex, dated July 24, 1967, copy in object file. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Chinese Buddhist Sculpture in New Light (April 14, 2002 to September 8, 2003)A Brief History of Chinese Writing (April 26, 2000 to February 9, 2002)Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Memorial Exhibition (September 25, 1971 to October 2, 1972) -
Previous custodian or owner
Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer ((1875-1959) and (1887-1970)) -
Origin
Probably Henan province, China -
Credit Line
Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer -
Type
Sculpture -
Restrictions and Rights
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