Shô Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
Saichi
(Japanese, dates unknown)
dated 1269 (Bun'ei 6)
Medium/TechniqueGilt bronze; cast from piece molds
DimensionsOverall (Height of figure): 50.3 cm (19 13/16 in.)
Overall (Height to hairline): 38.2 cm (15 1/16 in.)
Overall (Height to hairline): 38.2 cm (15 1/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.11447.1-3
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceOriginally owned by Kongorin-ji, Shiga Prefecture; by 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.
12th century
first half of the 13th century
late 7th–early 8th centuries
about A.D. 138–192
4th–5th century A.D.
1760–75
about 1740
1800–10
1800–10
early 18th century