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五百羅漢圖軸：觀舍利光 (周季常)
Luohans watching the distribution of the relics
五百羅漢圖軸：觀舍利光 (周季常)
Zhou Jichang (Chinese, second half of 12th century)
Chinese
Southern Song dynasty
about 1178
Medium/Technique
Ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 111.5 × 53.1 cm (43 7/8 × 20 7/8 in.)
Framed: 163.5 × 64.5 × 4.1 cm (64 3/8 × 25 3/8 × 1 5/8 in.)
Framed: 163.5 × 64.5 × 4.1 cm (64 3/8 × 25 3/8 × 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
General Funds
Accession Number95.6
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Provenance13th century, taken from China to Japan and deposited at the temple Jufukuji, Kamakura; transferred by the Hojo family to Soun-ji, Hakone; 1590, removed from Hakone by Toyotomi Hideyoshi (b. 1536 - d. 1598) and presented to the temple Hoko-ji, Kyoto. Late 16th century, became the property of the temple Daitoku-ji, Kyoto; 1895, sold by the temple Daitoku-ji to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 17, 1895)
NOTE:
This is one of ten Chinese paintings that were lent to the MFA in 1894 by the temple Daitoku-ji and sold in 1895 to raise funds for temple repairs. For more information on their provenance, see Wu Tung, "Tales from the land of dragons: 1000 years of Chinese painting" (Boston: MFA, 1997), pp. 160-161, cat. nos. 34-43.
NOTE:
This is one of ten Chinese paintings that were lent to the MFA in 1894 by the temple Daitoku-ji and sold in 1895 to raise funds for temple repairs. For more information on their provenance, see Wu Tung, "Tales from the land of dragons: 1000 years of Chinese painting" (Boston: MFA, 1997), pp. 160-161, cat. nos. 34-43.