Jikokuten, the Guardian King of the East
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Provenance

By 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.

Credit Line

William Sturgis Bigelow Collection

Jikokuten, the Guardian King of the East

  • Jikokuten ryuzo
  • 持国天立像　二躯
  • Japanese, Kamakura period, latter half of the 13th century
Dimensions
50.5 cm (19 7/8 in.) (height of figure)
Medium or Technique
Japanese cypress with polychrome, gold, and inlaid crystal; joint woodblock construction
Classification
Sculpture
Type
Woodcarving
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Volume 1: Chapter 2, pg. 41: no. 47 (1)
Accession Number
11.11412
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