One of the twelve deva: Kwa-ten (Agni)
Object Details
- Provenance
- From 1907 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from an unidentified owner in 1907 [1]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Japanese Paintings, Prints, Drawings, and Reproductions Reserved List, R. 5723, pg. 4, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This object is part of a set of twelve (F1907.661-672); according to Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record for F1907.661, no details are available regarding the set's purchase.
- [2] 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
- Previous custodian or owner
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Date
- late 15th-early 16th century
- Period
- Muromachi period
- Accession Number
- F1907.666
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Color and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 89.8 x 33.9 cm (35 3/8 x 13 3/8 in)
- Origin
- Japan
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Topic
- Muromachi period (1333 - 1573)
- prayer beads
- Japan
- Kwa-ten
- kundika
- kakemono
- Japanese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- deva
- Record ID
- fsg_F1907.666
