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Sôgyô Hachiman shin zazô
僧形八幡神坐像 一躯
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The Shintô Deity Hachiman in the Guise of a Buddhist Monk
Sôgyô Hachiman shin zazô
僧形八幡神坐像 一躯
Kôshun (Japanese, active about 1315–1334)
Japanese
Kamakura period
dated 1328 (Karyaku 3)
Medium/Technique
Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) with polychrome and inlaid crystal; joined woodblock construction
Dimensions
Overall: 81.3 x 93.3 x 61 cm (32 x 36 3/4 x 24 in.)
Credit Line
Maria Antoinette Evans Fund and Contributions
Accession Number36.413
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Japanese Masterpieces (2012), #24; MFA Highlights: Arts of Japan (2008), p. 46; Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. II (Buddhist & Shinto sculp.), no. 45
Provenance1936, sold by Yamanaka and Co., Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 8, 1936)