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Buddhist deities (pair of manuscript covers)

Object Details

Provenance
From 1966 to 1991
Mr. H. Robert and Mrs. Mary Shepherd Slusser (1918-2017), Washington, DC, purchased in Kathmandu, Nepal. [1]
From 1991
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. H. Robert and Mrs. Mary Shepherd Slusser, Washington, DC [2]
Notes:
[1] In December 1966, Mr. and Mrs. Slusser purchased the object in Kathmandu, Nepal. See memoranda dated April 22, 1991 from Mary Slusser, copy in object file, Collections Management Office.
[2] See note 1. See the Deed of Gift, object file, Collections Management Office.
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Exhibition History
Object of the Bi-Month (April 25, 1991 to March 21, 2007)
Previous custodian or owner
Dr. Mary Shepherd Slusser (1918-2017)
H. Robert Slusser (1916-1999)
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Date
18th century
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Robert Slusser
Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on wood, paint and ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 10.2 x 36.8 cm (4 x 14 1/2 in)
Type
Manuscript
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