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Aizen myôo zazô
愛染明王坐像 一躯
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Aizen myôô, the Wisdom King of Passion
Aizen myôo zazô
愛染明王坐像 一躯
Japanese
Kamakura - Nanbokuchô periods
14th century
Medium/Technique
Japanese cypress with polychrome, gold, and inlaid crystal; joined woodblock construction
Dimensions
Overall: 91.7cm (36 1/8in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Francis Gardner Curtis
Accession Number09.383
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA Highlights: Arts of Japan (2008), p. 47; Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. II (Buddhist & Shinto sculp.), no. 46
Provenance1909, gift of Francis Gardner Curtis (b. 1868 - d. 1915), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 14, 1909)