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Kasuga shika mandara zu
春日鹿曼荼羅図
Mandala of the Deer of Kasuga Shrine
Kasuga shika mandara zu
春日鹿曼荼羅図
Japanese
Muromachi period
15th century
Medium/Technique
Panel; ink, color, and gold on silk
Dimensions
98.8 x 40.7 cm (38 7/8 x 16 in.) (height x width)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.6288
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. I (Buddhist & Shinto ptg.), no. 142
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.