Buddhist deities (sketch for a manuscript cover)
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)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Robert Slusser
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- S1991.143.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- Paint and ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10.2 x 36.8 cm (4 x 14 1/2 in)
- Style
- Karmagadri style
- Origin
- Nepal or Tibet
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Topic
- Buddhism
- vajra
- Nepal
- Tibet
- South Asian and Himalayan Art
- Record ID
- fsg_S1991.143.3
