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
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
Provenance1912 purchased from Tamai Kyûjirô, dealer in Nara, by Francis Gardner Curtis and Okakura Kakuzô.
dated 1105 (Chôji 2)
first half of the 11th century
latter half 11th – first half 12th centuries
latter half of the 9th century
latter half of the 9th century
first half of the 11th century
17th–18th centuries
