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Shaka, the Historical Buddha, and the Sixteen Protectors of the Daihannya-kyô


釈迦十六善神像
Sumiyoshi Hirotsura (1793–1863)
Japanese
Edo period
dated 1862 (Bunkyû 2)

Medium/Technique Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Dimensions Image: 107.2 x 51.9 cm (42 3/16 x 20 7/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.7171
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings

Catalogue Raisonné Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 2 (2003), ch. II (Tosa, Sumiyoshi, Revival Yamato-e), no. 41
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.