Data Source

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Previous custodian or owner

Yamanaka and Co.

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.

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

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Accession Number

F1924.2

Topic

Buddhism

music

dance

Song dynasty (960 - 1279)

Northern Song dynasty (960 - 1127)

drum

China

musician

Chinese Art

Origin

China

Restrictions & Rights

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