Vajrayaksha (Kongo Yasha)
Object Details
- School/Tradition
- Unkei
- Provenance
- To 1909
- Count Tanaka, to 1909 [1]
- From 1909 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Count Tanaka through Samurai Shokai, Yokohama in 1909 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 174, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- [2] See note 1.
- [3] 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
- Freer: A Taste for Japanese Art (July 1, 2006 to January 1, 2007)
- Buddhist Art (May 9, 1993 to August 9, 2011)
- Japanese Art: Painting and Sculpture (July 1, 1966 to May 2, 1973)
- Japanese Art (January 1, 1963 to July 1, 1966)
- Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 1 and 2 (February 25, 1956 to January 1, 1963)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Count Tanaka (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
- 1185-1333
- Period
- Kamakura period
- Accession Number
- F1909.346
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 43 x 27.6 x 15.4 cm (16 15/16 x 10 7/8 x 6 1/16 in)
- Origin
- Japan
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Topic
- wood
- Buddhism
- Kamakura period (1185 - 1333)
- bell
- vajra
- Japan
- bow
- dharmachakra
- Japanese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1909.346
