Data Source

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Previous custodian or owner

Hieizan Temple

Bunkio Matsuki 松木文恭 (1867-1940) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Provenance

Hieizan Temple [1]

To 1903

Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1903 [2]

From 1903 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in 1903 [3]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]

Notes:

[1] See Curatorial Remark 2, undated folder sheet note. See also, Reserved Bronze List, R.5138, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

[2] See note 1.

[3] see note 1.

[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.

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

H x Diam (overall): 14.7 x 6.4 cm (5 13/16 x 2 1/2 in)

Type

Musical Instrument

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Accession Number

F1903.300

Topic

Buddhism

Japan

Japanese Art

Origin

Japan

Restrictions & Rights

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