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Amida Buddha Attended By Wisdom And Mercy

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hanging scrolls
Japan
1300-1400
Paint; Ink; Gold hanging scroll
overall: 102.20 cm x 42.00 cm x 0.00 cm
Vertical hanging scroll, gold (kirikane) and colours-white, indigo, red and green- on indigo silk.
This painting depicts the descent of the amida trinity, Buddha, Kannon and Seishi. Amida Buddha is the largest central figure; he is flanked by Seishi (Mahasthamprapta) on the left and Kannon (Avalokitesvara) on the right, offering the lotus vehicle to the soul of the devotee. The standing pose of the trio and the rays emanating from the Buddha' shall date this painting well into the late Kamakura period.
Amitābha, Avalokiteśvara, Bodhisattva, Buddhism, Mahāsthāmaprāpta, lotus, religion and mythology
Buddha; Japan; painted scroll; hanging scroll; religion; figures; Buddhism
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Japan Kamakura 1185-1333
Bequest of John and Katharine Maltwood
M964.1.136

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