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Dainichi nyorai zazo
大日如来坐像 一躯
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Dainichi, the Buddha of Infinite Illumination
Dainichi nyorai zazo
大日如来坐像 一躯
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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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)