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宝光月荘厳主威徳明自在王如来図像
Iconographic drawing of Hôkôgatsu shôgonshu itoku myôô jizaiô, the Buddha of Awe-Inspiring Moonlight
宝光月荘厳主威徳明自在王如来図像
Japanese
Kamakura period
12th–13th centuries
Medium/Technique
Unmounted painting; ink on paper
Dimensions
121.2 x 60.3 cm (47 11/16 x 23 3/4 in.) (height x width)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.6236
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. I (Buddhist & Shinto ptg.), no. 60
Marks
高山寺 （朱文方印）
Inscriptions□嚴主威徳明自在王如来 玄證（花押）本 [裏書]
寶光月荘嚴主威徳明自在王如来 [表 墨書]
寶光月荘嚴主威徳明自在王如来 [表 墨書]
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.