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出山釈迦図
Shaka, the Historical Buddha, Emerging from the Mountains
出山釈迦図
Formerly attributed to: Kano Utanosuke (Japanese, dates unknown)
Japanese
Muromachi - Momoyama periods
16th century
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
100.2 x 39.1 cm (39 7/16 x 15 3/8 in.) (height x width)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.6788
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. VII (Early Kano & Momoyama ptg.), no. 31
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.