Dainichi, the Buddha of Infinite Illumination

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Dainichi, the Buddha of Infinite Illumination

Dainichi nyorai zazo
大日如来坐像　一躯

Shinson (Japanese, dates unknown)
Keichi (Japanese, dates unknown)
Jôyû (Japanese, dates unknown)

Japanese

late Heian period

dated 1149 (Kyûan 5)

Medium/Technique Katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum) with gold; joined woodblock construction

Dimensions Height of figure: 141.6 cm (55 3/4 in.)

Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection

Accession Number09.531.1-3

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Japan: Buddhist Temple Room Gallery (Gallery 279)

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsSculpture

Catalogue Raisonné MFA Highlights: Arts of Japan (2008), pp. 40-1; Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. II (Buddhist & Shinto sculp.), no. 13

InscriptionsSee description

Provenance1908, purchased in Japan by Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA; 1909, gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 1, 1909)