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Bishamonten ryûzô
毘沙門天立像 一躯
Bishamonten, the Guardian of the North
Bishamonten ryûzô
毘沙門天立像 一躯
Japanese
late Heian period
late 11th century–12th centuries
Medium/Technique
Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) with polychrome and gold; joined woodblock construction
Dimensions
Height of figure: 169 cm (66 9/16 in.)
Width of figure: 96.5 cm (38 in.)
Depth of figure: 45.7 cm (18 in.)
Width of figure: 96.5 cm (38 in.)
Depth of figure: 45.7 cm (18 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.11409.1-2
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. II (Buddhist & Shinto sculp.), no. 26
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.