Data Source

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Former owner

Yamanaka and Co. (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Provenance

To 1911

Yamanaka & Company, Kyoto, to 1911 [1]

From 1911 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1911 [2]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Panel List, L. 72, pg. 24, 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.

Date

early 14th century

Period

Kamakura period

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Medium

Ink, gold, and color on silk

Dimensions

H x W (overall): 273 x 186.2 cm (107 1/2 x 73 5/16 in)

Type

Painting

Topic

Buddhism

bodhisattva

Kamakura period (1185 - 1333)

music

drum

Amitabha Buddha

cloud

flute

zither

cymbal

biwa

Japan

halo

Pure Land

khakkhara

kakemono

Japanese Art

Restrictions & Rights

Copyright with museum

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Origin

Japan

Accession Number

F1911.475