The First Luohan Pindolabharadvaja
Lu Xinzhong 陸信忠
(Chinese, late 12th–early 13th century)
late 12th century
Medium/TechniqueInk, color, and gold on silk
Dimensions80 x 41.5 cm (31 1/2 x 16 5/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.6123
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPaintings
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.