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Bodhisattva

late 8th – early 9th centuries
Medium/TechniqueJapanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) with polychrome; single woodblock construction
DimensionsOverall (Figure standing on base): 224.8 x 86.4 x 86.4 cm (88 1/2 x 34 x 34 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number12.128
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ClassificationsSculpture
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Provenance1912 purchased from Tamai Kyûjirô, dealer in Nara, by Francis Gardner Curtis and Okakura Kakuzô.