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Kongôyasha myôô zô
金剛夜叉明王像
Kongôyasha myôô, the Wisdom King with the Strength of the Diamond Vajra
Kongôyasha myôô zô
金剛夜叉明王像
Japanese
Muromachi period
15th century
Medium/Technique
Panel; ink, color, and gold on silk
Dimensions
Overall: 177.8 × 77.5 cm (70 × 30 1/2 in.)
Image: 99.9 × 54.4 cm (39 5/16 × 21 7/16 in.)
Image: 99.9 × 54.4 cm (39 5/16 × 21 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.6295
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. I (Buddhist & Shinto ptg.), no. 114
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.