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Amida sanzon raigo zu
阿弥陀三尊来迎図
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The Descent of Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light, and Two Attendants
Amida sanzon raigo zu
阿弥陀三尊来迎図
Japanese
Muromachi period
15th–16th centuries
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Dimensions
79.6 x 35.3 cm (31 5/16 x 13 7/8 in.) (height x width)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.6287
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. I (Buddhist & Shinto ptg.), no. 132
Inscriptions這（笠？）三尊迎接之尊□者横川之先徳源信儈都之眞筆也（冀？）傳來護持之人信敬遵□不可（惹？）□養□□者也 台請蝦夷地善光寺四代 大本願上人麟弁（完？）（旒？）□ [裏書]
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.