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Ryôkai shûji mandara zu (Kongôkai)
両界種子曼荼羅図 金剛界種子曼荼羅
Seed Mandalas of the Two Worlds (Diamond World Mandala (Kongôkai))
Ryôkai shûji mandara zu (Kongôkai)
両界種子曼荼羅図 金剛界種子曼荼羅
Japanese
Meiji era
19th century
Medium/Technique
One from a pair of hanging scrolls; gold on purple-dyed silk
Dimensions
62.1 x 50.1 cm (24 7/16 x 19 3/4 in.) (height x width)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.7113
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. I (Buddhist & Shinto ptg.), no. 232 (2)
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.