Dainichi, the Buddha of Infinite Illumination

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Dainichi nyorai zazô
大日如来坐像　一躯

Japanese

late Heian period

later half of the 11th century

Medium/Technique Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); joined woodblock construction

Dimensions Height of figure: 151 cm (59 7/16 in.); Height with base: 174 cm (68 1/2 in.)

Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection

Accession Number11.10.1-2

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsSculpture

Catalogue Raisonné Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. II (Buddhist & Shinto sculp.), no. 11

Provenance1911 gift of Denman Waldo Ross