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Shô Kannon bosatsu zazô
聖観音菩薩坐像 一躯
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Shô Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
Shô Kannon bosatsu zazô
聖観音菩薩坐像 一躯
Saichi (Japanese, dates unknown)
Japanese
Kamakura period
dated 1269 (Bun'ei 6)
Medium/Technique
Gilt bronze; cast from piece molds
Dimensions
Overall (Height of figure): 50.3 cm (19 13/16 in.)
Overall (Height to hairline): 38.2 cm (15 1/16 in.)
Overall (Height to hairline): 38.2 cm (15 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.11447.1-3
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA Highlights: Arts of Japan (2008), pp. 44-5; Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. II (Buddhist & Shinto sculp.), no. 38
ProvenanceOriginally owned by Kongorin-ji, Shiga Prefecture; by 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.
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