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Fudô myôô ni dôji zô
不動明王二童子像
Fudô myôô, the Immovable One, and Two Attendants
Fudô myôô ni dôji zô
不動明王二童子像
Japanese
Edo period
17th–18th centuries
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
53.7 x 26.0 cm (21 1/8 x 10 1/4 in.) (height x width)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.6290
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. I (Buddhist & Shinto ptg.), no. 189
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.