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Parody of Fugen, the Bodhisattva of Universal Virtue

Parody of Fugen, the Bodhisattva of Universal Virtue

Kano Akinobu (Japanese, 1773–1826)

first half of the 19th century

Medium/TechniqueHanging scroll; ink and color on silk

DimensionsImage: 81.9 x 35 cm (32 1/4 x 13 3/4 in.)

Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection

Accession number11.6399

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ClassificationsPaintings

Collections

Asia

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.

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