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A Buddhist procession of three musicians and one dancer

Object Details

Previous custodian or owner
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917 - 1965)
Provenance
To 1924
Yamanaka & Co., New York. [1]
From 1924
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Yamanaka and Co., New York. [2]
Notes:
[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record. Also, see letter from Yamanaka & Co., New York dated July 22, 1924 in the Accession File, Collections Management Office.
[2] See note 1.
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Date
10th-11th century
Period
Northern Song dynasty
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Medium
Stone
Dimensions
H x W x D: 76.4 x 62 x 16.7 cm (30 1/16 x 24 7/16 x 6 9/16 in)
Type
Sculpture
Stone

Featured In

  • Dance to the Music
  • Music and Spirituality
  • Music and Spirituality:Music and Buddhism
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