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Shaka sanzon jûroku rakan zô
釈迦三尊十六羅漢像
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Shaka, the Historical Buddha, with Two Attendants and the Sixteen Rakan
Shaka sanzon jûroku rakan zô
釈迦三尊十六羅漢像
Japanese
Edo period
18th century
Medium/Technique
Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Dimensions
150 x 101.6 cm (59 1/16 x 40 in.) (without painted mounting) (height x width)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.7104
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. I (Buddhist & Shinto ptg.), no. 172
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.