Buddha draped in robes portraying the Realms of Existence

Object Details

Previous custodian or owner

Taku Shanfang

Provenance

To 1923

Taku Shanfang, Beijing to 1923 [1]

From 1923

Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Taku Shanfang, Beijing by Carl Whiting Bishop on December 24, 1923 [2]

Notes:

[1] Object file, folder sheet note #1.

[2] See note 1. Also see Original Bishop List, No. S-9, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

Date

550-577

Period

Northern Qi dynasty

Origin

probably Henan province, China

Topic

Buddhism

Buddha

Sui dynasty (581 - 618)

naga

hell

heaven

China

Vairocana Buddha

Mount Meru

Lotus Sutra

Chinese Art

Carl Whiting Bishop collection

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On View

Freer Gallery 17: Promise of Paradise

Credit Line

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Data Source

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Accession Number

F1923.15

Type

Sculpture

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Medium

Limestone

Dimensions

H x W x D: 151.3 x 62.9 x 31.3 cm (59 9/16 x 24 3/4 x 12 5/16 in)

Weight (without concrete base): 818.5 pounds

Record ID

fsg_F1923.15

Metadata Usage

CC0

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d128549e-c5d1-425d-83f3-5b2de9bb0f63