Buddha Amida (Amitābha), M.C. 2078(8), between 1603 and 1867

Author(s): anonymous date of production: between 1603 and 1867 type(s) of object(s): sculpture, beliefs - customs - cults - ceremonies name(s): statue materials and techniques: bronze place(s) of execution/production: edo (historic city) comment on the place of discovery: banryuji temple in tokyo dimensions - artwork: height: 440 cm width: 255 cm description: large statue of buddha on a lotus-shaped pedestal, with a nimbus. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: inscription - the lotus-shaped pedestal and nimbus have inscriptions mentioning the temple superiors of the jōdo school. (ideogram(s) - kanji) iconographic description: amida buddha seated on a lotus flower, forming the vitarka-mudrā (the right hand raised, palm facing, thumb forming the index finger in a circle, while the left arm is placed on the knee, palm facing upwards). Person / character depicted: amita, amitābha or amitāyus (sk. , buddhist religion) mode of acquisition: legacy name of donor, testator, seller: cernuschi, henri date of acquisition: 1896 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 2078. Date: between 1603 and 1867.