Aizen myôô, the Wisdom King of Passion
14th century
Medium/TechniqueJapanese cypress with polychrome, gold, and inlaid crystal; joined woodblock construction
DimensionsOverall: 91.7cm (36 1/8in.)
Credit LineGift of Francis Gardner Curtis
Accession number09.383
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Provenance1909, gift of Francis Gardner Curtis (b. 1868 - d. 1915), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 14, 1909)
latter half of the 13th century
13th–14th centuries
13th–14th centuries
18th–19th centuries
dated 1321 (Genko 2)
dated 1328 (Karyaku 3)
dated 1844 (Tenpô 15)
dated 1844 (Tenpô 15)
14th century
14th century
19th century