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Buttô
仏頭 一個
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Head of Buddha
Buttô
仏頭 一個
Japanese
Kamakura period
first half of the 13th century
Medium/Technique
Gilt bronze; single casting from mold joined front and back
Dimensions
Overall: 34cm (13 3/8in.)
Other (to usnisa): 28.1cm (11 1/16in.)
Other (of face): 16.2cm (6 3/8in.)
Other (to usnisa): 28.1cm (11 1/16in.)
Other (of face): 16.2cm (6 3/8in.)
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession Number15.942
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. II (Buddhist & Shinto sculp.), no. 36
Provenance1915, purchased by the MFA from Yamanaka and Co., Boston. (Accession Date: July 15, 1915)