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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 (Chamaecyparis obtusa) with gold; joined woodblock construction
Dimensions Height of figure: 140.5 cm (55 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number09.73
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSculpture

Catalogue Raisonné Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 1 (Japanese ed. 1997, English ed. 1998), ch. II (Buddhist & Shinto sculp.), no. 15
Provenance1909 gift of Denman Waldo Ross