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Guardian Kings
Guardian Kings

Guardian Kings

13th–14th centuries
Medium/TechniqueJapanese cypress with polychrome, gold, and inlaid crystal; joined woodblock construction
Dimensions66.0 cm (26 in.) (height of figure)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.11403
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ClassificationsSculpture
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.