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Japanese Pagoda, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown (Japanese), sculptor. Title:  Japanese Pagoda, (sculpture). Dates:  17th c. Dedicated April 18, 1958. Medium:  Sculpture: granite; Base: concrete slab. Dimensions:  Sculpture: overall approx. H. 8 ft. W. 4 ft. (3,800 lbs.). Description:  Pagoda is made of nine graduated, square slabs of granite stacked one on top of another. At the top is a ribbed cylinder shape. At the bottom is a square each side of which is adorned with the image of a Buddha seated on a lotus flower. The sculpture rests on a low square base on a concrete slab. Subject:  Architecture -- Religious -- Pagoda Religion -- Buddhism Ethnic -- Japanese Object -- Flower -- Lotus Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located West Potomac Park, Tidal Basin, near intersection of Ohio and West Basin Drive, S.W., Washington, District of Columbia Provenance:  Formerly located Japan until 1958. Remarks:  Sculpture was a gift to the city of Washington, D.C. by the mayor of Yokohama in 1957. It arrived without instructions for assembling it, but the Library of Congress staff and others helped to reconstruct it. Image in Goode publication is from the dedication ceremony. IAS files contain an excerpt from Jannelle Warren-Findley's Aug. 1, 1985 report for the National Park Service entitled, "A Guide to Selected Statues, Monuments and Memorials," National Capital Parks - Central, National Park Service, Washington, D.C. (RFQ 3-4-1919) which includes a brief list of bibliographic sources and a few notes to additional information found in National Park Service files. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1994. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 398-399. Illustration:  Image on file. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 399. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS DC000057   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture DC000057 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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