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The Shintô Deity Hachiman in the Guise of a Buddhist Monk
The Shintô Deity Hachiman in the Guise of a Buddhist Monk

The Shintô Deity Hachiman in the Guise of a Buddhist Monk

Kôshun (Japanese, active about 1315–1334)
dated 1328 (Karyaku 3)
Medium/TechniqueJapanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) with polychrome and inlaid crystal; joined woodblock construction
DimensionsOverall: 81.3 x 93.3 x 61 cm (32 x 36 3/4 x 24 in.)
Credit LineMaria Antoinette Evans Fund and Contributions
Accession number36.413
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
Provenance1936, sold by Yamanaka and Co., Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 8, 1936)
Bodhisattva
late 8th – early 9th centuries
Nô mask of the Akobujô type
Artist unknown, Japanese
15th–16th centuries
Rakan
Wada Jôkei
dated 1844 (Tenpô 15)
Rakan
Wada Jôkei
dated 1844 (Tenpô 15)
Jizô, the Bodhisattva of the Earth Matrix
latter half of the 13th century
Guardian Kings
13th–14th centuries
Guardian Kings
13th–14th centuries