Detail View: The AMICA Library: The Great Statue of Amida Buddha at Kamakura, Known as the Daibutsu, from the Priest's Garden
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.66.143
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Drawings and Watercolors
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Creator Name:
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La Farge, John
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1835-1910
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Creator Name-CRT:
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John La Farge
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Title:
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The Great Statue of Amida Buddha at Kamakura, Known as the Daibutsu, from the Priest's Garden
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1887
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Creation Start Date:
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1887
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Creation End Date:
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1887
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Materials and Techniques:
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Watercolor and gouache on off-white wove paper
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Classification Term:
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Work on Paper: Watercolor
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Dimensions:
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19 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. (49 x 31.8 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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66.143
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Credit Line:
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Gift of the family of Maria L. Hoyt, 1966
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Rights:
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Context:
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On a trip to Japan with Henry Adams in 1886, La Farge enlisted watercolor-the familiar medium of the traveling artist-to create studies for illustrations and to paint sheets for exhibition. He executed this bold and monumental composition after his return to New York, using a watercolor sketch done during his travels as well as photographs that he and Adams had taken. The Daibutsu, or Great Buddha, a fifty-foot-high bronze cast in 1252, is renowned for its colossal size, its peaceful demeanor, and its unusual site in the open air surrounded by mountains and trees. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.ap66.143.R.tif
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