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Seated Amida (Sanskrit: Amitabha), the Buddha of Infinite Light
Seated Amida (Sanskrit: Amitabha), the Buddha of Infinite Light
Seated Amida (Sanskrit: Amitabha), the Buddha of Infinite Light

Seated Amida (Sanskrit: Amitabha), the Buddha of Infinite Light

DateEdo Period (1615-1868)
Geographic OriginJapan
MediumWood, gold, lacquer
DimensionsOverall: H 14 x W 9 1/2 x D 9 in. (H 35.6 x W 24.1 x D 22.9 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Joseph S. Isidor, 1941
Object number41.340A-C
On View
Not on view
Object NameSculpture
Titles
  • Seated Buddha
Exhibition History"Secrets of Buddhist Art: Tibet, Japan, and Korea, Organized by the Newark Museum" Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, Tennessee (February 10 - May 7, 2017).

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