Provenance Information

Sherry & Lawrence Phillips, New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; sale, Christie's, New York, March 25, 2004, lot 166; Michael de Havenon, New York, 2004, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2016, by gift.

Exhibition Information

Across Asia (April 20, 2024 -), Walters Art Museum

Publication Information

Sherry & Lawrence Phillips Collection; Sale, Christie's, New York, March 25 2004, lot 166; https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4246752

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

This object was brought onsite to the Walters as part of a long-term loan in 2004

Provenance Information

Erika Hughes and Thomas Leland Hughes (1924–2000) , New York; bequeathed to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2014

Exhibition Information

n/a

Publication Information

“Acquisitions 2015,” http://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2015_updated%2012_16_15.pdf (accessed December 1, 2015).

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

N/D

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

n/a

Provenance Information

Acquired at the Asian Art Fair, New York, by Erika Hughes, New York, 2005; bequeathed to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2014

Exhibition Information

n/a

Publication Information

“Acquisitions 2015,” http://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2015_updated%2012_16_15.pdf (accessed December 1, 2015).

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

N/D

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

n/a

Provenance Information

Sale, Sotheby's, New York, October 6, 1990, lot 233; sold to Erika Hughes and Thomas Leland Hughes (1924–2000), New York, October 6, 1990; bequeathed to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2014

Exhibition Information

n/a

Publication Information

“Acquisitions 2015,” http://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2015_updated%2012_16_15.pdf (accessed December 1, 2015).

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

N/D

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

n/a

Provenance Information

Beurdeley et Cie., Paris, by 1981; sold to Michael and Georgia de Havenon, New York, October 15, 1981 (as Thailand, Lopburi, 14th century); on loan to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2017–2020; gift to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2020

Exhibition Information

N/A

Publication Information

N/A

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

N/D

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

In order to put object into the public domain and facilitate further research.

Provenance Information

Unknown prior to its publication in the 1990 auction sale catalogue for Hapsburg Feldman S.A. Geneva, Gold, important ancient and ethic jewellery and work of art in precious metals, sale catalogue, May 14, 1990, lot 96; Purchased from the Hapsburg Feldman sale in 1990 by Jonathan Rosen, New York; Collection of Jonathon Rosen, New York, 1990 to 2015; given by Mr. Rosen to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2015

Exhibition Information

This object was on display in the Metropolitan Museum’s Southeast Asian Gallery since it was received as a loan from Jonathan Rosen in 2003 (L. 2003.25).

Publication Information

Hapsburg Feldman S.A. Geneva, Gold, important ancient and ethic jewellery and work of art in precious metals, sale catalogue, May 14, 1990, lot 96.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

The work was published in 1990 in connection with its sale at public auction in Geneva. It was placed on loan to the Metropolitan Museum in 2003 and has been in display since then.
This object is exceedingly rare and despite the loss of lower arms, evidences the artistic and technical skill of goldsmiths of this period. The object adds a valuable dimension to the understanding of small-scale personal devotional imagery in the early Buddhist art in mainland Southeast Asia.

Provenance Information

Purchased by Mr. James W. Alsdorf, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. The exact date that Mr. Alsdorf purchased this object is unknown; however, Mr. Alsdorf acquired the object before his death in 1990. Attempts to determine from whom Mr. Alsdorf acquired the object were unsuccessful. Mrs. Marilynn Alsdorf publicly promised the object to the Art Institute of Chicago in 1997, signed a promised gift agreement for the object in 2002, and gave the object to the Art Institute of Chicago in 2016.

Exhibition Information

A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (August 2 – October 26, 1997).

The object has been displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, in the Alsdorf Galleries of Indian, Southeast Asian, Himalayan and Islamic Art, from December 2008 to the present.

Publication Information

Pal, Pratapaditya with contributions by Stephen Little, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago in association with Thames and Hudson, New York, (1997), p. 284: cat. 55 and plate p. 51.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

Cumulative facts and circumstances.
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008.
This acquisition falls within two exceptions. First, the cumulative facts and circumstances known to the Art Institute of Chicago at the time of the acquisition allowed it to make an informed judgment to acquire the object. The exact date that Mr. Alsdorf purchased this object is unknown, but Mr. Alsdorf acquired this object before his death in 1990. The object has been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago since December 2008 and exhibited and published in a major catalogue of South Asian art: A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection (1997). In addition, the acquisition furthers the representation of the artistic achievements of all civilizations in art museums because it is a rare early example of the Hindu god Ganesha from the pre-Khmer period.
Second, the acquisition of the object was by gift and the object was promised to the Art Insitute prior to 2008. Mrs Alsdorf publicly promised the object to the Art Institute of Chicago in 1997 and thereafter signed a promised gift agreement for the object in 2002.

Provenance Information

Purchased by Mr. James W. Alsdorf, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., from Nik Douglas, Br. West Indies in 1988. Although the invoice indicates that the object was previously in the collection of Dr. Kanusat, Bangkok, Mr. Douglas is deceased and attempts to learn more about when and from whom he acquired the object were unsuccessful. Mrs. Marilynn Alsdorf publicly promised the object to the Art Institute of Chicago in 1997, signed a promised gift agreement for the object in 2002, and gave the object to the Art Institute in 2016.

Exhibition Information

A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (August 2 – October 26, 1997).
The object has been displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, in the Alsdorf Galleries of Indian, Southeast Asian, Himalayan and Islamic Art, from December 2008 to the present.

Publication Information

Brown, Robert L., "An Aesthetic Encounter: Khmer Art from Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam", Orientations, vol. 42, No. 3, (April 2011), pp. 50-56, p. 53, fig. 4.

Eisenberg, Jerome M., "Indian and Southeast Asian Art from the Alsdorf Collection", Minerva, (September/October 1997), p. 17.

Little, Stephen, "Southeast Asian Sculptures from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection." Orientations, vol. 28, No. 7, (July – August 1997), p. 57.

Pal, Pratapaditya with contributions by Stephen Little, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago in association with Thames and Hudson, New York, (1997), p. 281, cat. 41, color pl. p. 42.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

Cumulative facts and circumstances.
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008.
This acquisition falls within two exceptions. First, the cumulative facts and circumstances known to the Art Institute of Chicago at the time of the acquisition allowed it to make an informed judgement to acquire the object. This object was acquired by Mr. Alsdorf in 1988 from Mr. Nik Douglas, Br. West Indies. Although the invoice indicates that the object was previously in the collection of Dr. Kanusat, Bangkok, Mr. Douglas is deceased and attempts to learn more about when and from whom he acquired the object were unsuccessful. It has been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1997 and since December 2008. The object has been published various times, including in a major catalogue of South Asian art, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection (1997). In addition, the acquisition furthers the representation of the artistic achievements of all civilizations in art museums because the sculpture is a rare early example of Hayagriva, the horse-headed incarnation of God Vishnu, from the pre-Khmer period.
Second, the acquisition of the object was by gift and the object was promised to the Art Insittute prior to 2008. Mrs Alsdorf publicly promised the object to the Art Institute of Chicago in 1997 and thereafter signed a promised gift agreement for the object in 2002.

Provenance Information

by 1969 - 1976 collection of William H. Wolff Gallery, New York; 1976 - 2014 collection of Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Baekeland, New York (purchased from William H. Wolff); 2014 collection of Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (gift of Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Baekeland)

Exhibition Information

Unknown.

Publication Information

“Front Matter” in Art Journal, vol. 28, no. 4 (Summer 1969) [Taylor & Francis, Ltd., College Art Association]: 437. http://www.jstor.org/stable/775307.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

The provenance of the object can be traced back to 1969, when a photograph of it appeared in an advertisement for a New York gallery in Art Journal (Summer 1969). The donors subsequently purchased the object from this dealer, according to documentation on file.

Provenance Information

by 1996 – 2011 collection of Dr. Meyer H. and Ruth Abrams, Ithaca; 2011 collection of Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Dr. Meyer H. and Ruth Abrams)

Exhibition Information

None

Publication Information

None

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

The donors pledged part of their collection, including this object, to the museum prior to 2008, as per correspondence, dated May 6, 1996, and loan agreements, the earliest of which is effective as of Aug-26-1996. All documents are on file.