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Dainichi, the Buddha of Infinite Illumination

(Japanese, dates unknown)
(Japanese, dates unknown)
(Japanese, dates unknown)
dated 1149 (Kyûan 5)
Medium/TechniqueCamphor wood with gold; joined woodblock construction
DimensionsHeight of figure: 141.6 cm (55 3/4 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number09.531.1-3
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
InscriptionsSee description
ProvenancePurchased by Denman Waldo Ross in Japan where he traveled in 1908; 1909 given to the Museum by Denman Waldo Ross.