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Ascetic Master
17th century
brass with polychrome
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)
Dancing and playing the drum, this extraordinarily animated figure may be one of the mahasiddhas or a Tibetan master belonging to a branch of Buddhist teaching known as Dogchen.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Pan Asian Sale, Christie's, New York, December 1 1982, lot 89, no. 5234; purchased by John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, 1982; Walters Art Museum, 2021, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2003-2004 | Himalayas: An Aesthetic Adventure. The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago; Freer Gallery of Art, Washington. |
| 2001-2003 | Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong. |
Geographies
Tibet (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 1/8 x W: 3 3/4 x D: 2 1/4 in. (10.5 x 9.5 x 5.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2021
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.3128