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弥勒如来図像
Iconographic drawing of Miroku, the Buddha of the Future
弥勒如来図像
Japanese
Kamakura period
13th century
Medium/Technique
Panel; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
92.6 x 80cm (36 7/16 x 31 1/2in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.6237
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Japanese Masterpieces (2012), #15; MFA Highlights: Arts of Japan (2008), p. 57; Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. I (Buddhist & Shinto ptg.), no. 61
Marks
高山寺
ProvenanceOriginally owned by Kôzan-ji, Kyoto [see note 1]. By 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 2]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] This painting has the seal of the temple and was kept in their library from at least the thirteenth century.
[2] 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] This painting has the seal of the temple and was kept in their library from at least the thirteenth century.
[2] 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.