Shakyamuni meditating as an ascetic
Unidentified artist 佚名
(Chinese, late 14th century)
late 14th century
Medium/TechniqueInk, color, and gold on silk
Dimensions125.2 x 59.9 cm (49 5/16 x 23 9/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.6157
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.
