Shaka, the Historical Buddha, and the Sixteen Protectors of the Daihannya-kyô

Shaka jûroku zenshin zô
釈迦十六善神像

Japanese

Muromachi period

14th century

Medium/Technique Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk

Dimensions 126.5 x 60.6 cm (49 13/16 x 23 7/8 in.) (height x width)

Credit Line Museum purchase with funds donated by Mrs. Walter Scott Fitz

Accession Number08.162

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsPaintings

Catalogue Raisonné Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. I (Buddhist & Shinto ptg.), no. 80

ProvenancePurchased by Okakura Kakuzo in Japan for the Museum in 1907.