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Kurikara ryûô zu tobira e
倶利迦羅龍王図扉絵
Kurikara ryûô, the Dragon Form of Fudô myôô
Kurikara ryûô zu tobira e
倶利迦羅龍王図扉絵
Japanese
Muromachi period
15th century
Medium/Technique
Door painting; ink, color, and gold on wood
Dimensions
43.6 x 18.8 cm (17 3/16 x 7 3/8 in.) (height x width)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.6233
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. I (Buddhist & Shinto ptg.), no. 112
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.