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Descent of the Amitabha Trinity (Translation)
Amida Triad (Alternate Title)
阿弥陀三尊来迎図 南北朝時代 絹本着色 (Primary Title)
Amida Buddha with Kannon and Seishi (Former Title)

Unknown (Artist)

14th century
Japanese
Paintings
Scrolls
Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
East Asian Art
Overall (scroll): 64 × 22 1/4 in. (162.56 × 56.52 cm)
Image: 32 × 14 in. (81.28 × 35.56 cm)
64.57
Not on view
Amitabha, also known as Amida, is shown descending from heaven to greet the souls of devotees as they arrive in the Pure Land, with his right hand displaying the welcome gesture, or mudra. The painting features a female patron sitting with a child under the eaves of a house, reciting the Amida’s prayer. Rendered in gold dust and decorated in the cut-gold technique, a painting of this type would be placed before devotees as they prayed for rebirth in the Pure Land.
Jōdo Pureland Buddhism 净土宗
Remounted in 2018 with funds provided by the Sumitomo Foundation
Nanbokucho period (1336-1392)
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Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund
"Japanese Art," VMFA artmobile, Februaury 1968 - May 1969
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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