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六観音像扉絵 馬頭観音
The Six Manifestations of Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion (Batô Kannon, the Horse-Headed Bodhisattva of Compassion)
六観音像扉絵 馬頭観音
Japanese
Kamakura - Nanbokuchô periods
14th century
Medium/Technique
One from a set of six door paintings; ink, color, and gold on wood
Dimensions
63.1 x 20.9 cm (24 13/16 x 8 1/4 in.) (height x width)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.6224
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. I (Buddhist & Shinto ptg.), no. 30 (1)
ProvenanceBy 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.