Amitayus
late 17th–early 18th century
Object PlaceMongolia
Medium/TechniqueGilt bronze, face painted with cold gold and pigment
Dimensions27.5 cm (10 13/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.34859
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
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.
about 950–1050
15th–16th century
12th century
14th century
18th century
A.D. 420–581
1789
17th century
late 17th - early 18th century
18th century