Two Americans in Paris, The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers
Two Americans in Paris, The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers
A standing figure of Amitabha (Amida Nyorai), Kamakura period, 14th century | 鎌倉時代14世紀 阿弥陀如来立像
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A standing figure of Amitabha (Amida Nyorai)
Kamakura period, 14th century
鎌倉時代14世紀 阿弥陀如来立像
the carved wood figure modelled as the Amitabha Buddha, the face with downcast eyes and tranquil expression, the right hand raised and the left hand slightly lowered, the hair arranged in small, spiral curls (rahotsu) rising into the ushnisha, the open robe falling in drapes, urna to the forehead, on a later wood stand
width 42.5 cm. 16 ¾ in.
Jean-Paul Desroches, Two Americans in Paris, A Quest for Asian Art, 2016, Paris, no. 219.
Jean-Paul Desroches編《Two Americans in Paris，A Quest for Asian Art》，2016年，巴黎，圖版219