Amida Nyorai
The scale of gilt bronze images such as this made them ideal for expressions of personal devotion. Worshippers carried these sculptures in portable shrines called zushi. Although its base is a later addition, the figure has survived in extraordinarily good condition because of this original display environment.
Artwork Details
- 阿弥陀如来立像
- Title: Amida Nyorai
- Period: Muromachi period (1392–1573)
- Date: 14th–15th century
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Gilt bronze
- Dimensions: Figure: H. 6 in. (15.2 cm); W. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); D. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Figure with base: H. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm); D. 4 in. (10.2 cm) - Classification: Sculpture
- Credit Line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
- Object Number: 1975.268.168a, b
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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