NA1536 .M87 v.

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DS503.4 .H28
Yonghegong from 1730s
Rolpe in Tibet: 1757-8 (Chou 15)
17551759
1766


The Qianlong Emperor as Manjusri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
Maker(s)
Artist: Imperial workshop, Emperor's face painted by Giuseppe Castiglione (Lang
Shining) (1688-1766)
Medium:
Ink, color, and gold on silk
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 113.6 x 64.3 cm (44 3/4 x 25 5/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Topic:
portrait, Buddhism, dragon, nirvana, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911), Qianlong reign
(1736 - 1796), Manjushri, lotus, tomb, China, monk, emperor, dharmachakra, Chine
se Art
Credit Line:
Purchase--Anonymous donor and Museum funds
Date:
mid-18th century
Period:
Qing dynasty
Accession Number:
F2000.4
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Provenance:
Private collection, Europe [1]
To 2000
Anthony Carter, London, to 2000
From 2000
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Anthony Carter, through Christopher B. Bruc
kner (Asian Art Gallery), London, in 2000 [2]
Notes:
[1] A letter (see copy in the object file) written by the London solicitors Roch
man Landau states that they have seen a written statement that this object was i
n a previous owner's private European family collection for a period in excess o
f thirty years (according to Curatorial Note 4 in the object record).
[2] According to Curatorial Note 4 in the object record.
Rights:
Copyright with museum
https://asia.si.edu/collections/singleObject.cfm?ObjectNumber=F2000.4