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Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light


Amida nyorai zazô
阿弥陀如来坐像 一躯
Japanese
late Heian period
12th century

Medium/Technique Japanese cypress with gold; possibly split-and-joined construction
Dimensions 85.3 cm (33 9/16 in.) (height of figure)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number09.532
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture

Catalogue Raisonné Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. II (Buddhist & Shinto sculp.), no. 16
Provenance1909 gift of Denman Waldo Ross