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Amida nyorai zazô
阿弥陀如来坐像 一躯
Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light
Amida nyorai zazô
阿弥陀如来坐像 一躯
Japanese
Edo period
18th–19th centuries
Medium/Technique
Japanese cypress with gold and inlaid crystal; joined woodblock construction
Dimensions
28.2 cm (11 1/8 in.) (height of figure)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.11429
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. II (Buddhist & Shinto sculp.), no. 58
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.