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Miroku bosatsu ryûzô
弥勒菩薩立像 一躯
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Miroku, the Bodhisattva of the Future
Miroku bosatsu ryûzô
弥勒菩薩立像 一躯
Kaikei (Japanese, active 1189–1223)
Japanese
Kamakura period
1189 (Bunji 5)
Medium/Technique
Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) with gold and inlaid crystal; split-and-joined construction
Dimensions
Overall (Figure standing on base): 142.2 x 62.2 x 53.3 cm (56 x 24 1/2 x 21 in.)
Credit Line
Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number20.723.1
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Japanese Masterpieces (2012), #23-1; MFA Highlights: Arts of Japan (2008), p. 43; Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. II (Buddhist & Shinto sculp.), no. 33
ProvenanceUntil 1906, Temple of Kôfuku-ji, Nara, Japan; 1906, sold by the Temple of Kôfuku-ji. Okakura Kakuzo (b. 1862 - d. 1913), Boston; 1920, sold by the estate of Okakura Kakuzô to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 3, 1920)