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Ryôkai mandara zu
両界曼荼羅図 胎蔵界曼荼羅
Mandalas of the Two Worlds: Mandala of the Womb World (Taizôkai)
Ryôkai mandara zu
両界曼荼羅図 胎蔵界曼荼羅
Japanese
Edo period
17th century
Medium/Technique
One from a pair of hanging scrolls; ink, color, and gold on silk
Dimensions
176.5 x 171.9 cm (69 1/2 x 67 11/16 in.) (without painted mounting) (height x width)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.7119
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. I (Buddhist & Shinto ptg.), no. 166 (1)
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.