Welcoming Descent of Amitabha (Amida), Avalokiteshvara (Kannon), and Mahasthamaprapta (Seishi)
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Object Details
- Description
- Painted in colors and gold with kirigane (cut gold leaf). No signature or seal. Silk panel.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- The Power of Words in an Age of Crisis (October 14, 2017 to May 6, 2018)
- In the Shadow of an Apocalypse (October 14, 2017 to October 28, 2018)
- Religious Art of Japan (December 18, 2002 to January 4, 2015)
- Japanese Art (March 12, 1982 to November 3, 1986)
- Japanese Art (June 16, 1982 to September 28, 1982)
- Japanese Art (July 14, 1980 to March 6, 1981)
- Japanese Art (April 11, 1978 to March 6, 1981)
- Credit Line
- Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
- 1185-1333
- Period
- Kamakura period
- Accession Number
- F1954.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Ink, color, and gold on silk
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 113.1 × 49.6 cm (44 9/16 × 19 1/2 in)
- Origin
- Japan
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- Buddhism
- Kamakura period (1185 - 1333)
- Amitabha Buddha
- Kannon
- Japan
- Seishi
- reincarnation
- kakemono
- Japanese Art
- Pure Land
- Record ID
- fsg_F1954.9
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f9ad9fba-9667-40b3-a2c8-e200e2dbc492
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