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Juichimen Kannon bosatsu ryûzô
十一面観音菩薩立像 一躯
Jûichimen Kannon, the Eleven-headed Bodhisattva of Compassion
Juichimen Kannon bosatsu ryûzô
十一面観音菩薩立像 一躯
Japanese
late Heian period
12th century
Medium/Technique
Japanese cypress with polychrome; single woodblock construction
Dimensions
49 cm (19 5/16 in.) (height of figure)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel
Accession Number19.694
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. II (Buddhist & Shinto sculp.), no. 23
ProvenanceBy 1918, Hervey E. Wetzel (b. 1888 - d. 1918), Boston; 1918, by inheritance from her cousin, Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, Chicago [see note 1]; 1919, gift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel, to the MFA. (Accession date: March 31, 1919)
Notes:
[1] See Wetzel's will of November 8, 1918.
Notes:
[1] See Wetzel's will of November 8, 1918.