Amitabha rising above the hills
Object Details
- Provenance
- Mr. Kawara, Osaka [1]
- To 1906
- Yamanaka & Company, to 1906 [2]
- From 1906 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1906 [3]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
- Notes:
- [1] According to a note from Original Kakemono List (see Curatorial Remark 3 in the object record).
- [2] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Screen List, L. 536, pg. 147, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.
- [3] See note 2.
- [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.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Words of Wisdom: Buddhist Calligraphy from Japan (April 1, 2023 to February 25, 2024)
- Religious Art of Japan (December 18, 2002 to January 4, 2015)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Mr. Kawara
- Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Date
- 14th century
- Period
- Kamakura period
- Accession Number
- F1906.268a-c
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Color and gold on silk panel
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 89.6 x 65.3 cm (35 1/4 x 25 11/16 in)
- Origin
- Japan
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Topic
- Buddhism
- Buddha
- Kamakura period (1185 - 1333)
- Amitabha Buddha
- ushnisha
- Japan
- halo
- kakemono
- Japanese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1906.268a-c
