Minneapolis Institute of Art
Welcoming Descent of the Amida Buddha Triad
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- Date
- 13th century
- Medium
- Hanging scroll, gold and color on indigo-dyed silk
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 1391
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
Followers of the Pure Land sect of Buddhism in Japan believe that, at the moment of death, Amida Buddha will descend from his paradise to receive the soul of a faithful follower. This painting depicts Amida floating downward on clouds. He is accompanied by the bodhisattva Seishi, whose hands are clasped in prayer, and Kannon, who holds a lotus upon which to receive the soul of the dying. The extreme refinement of the painting, rendered entirely in gold on indigo-dyed silk, is a hallmark of Buddhist imagery of Japan's Kamakura period (1185-1333). Asia
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- Credit line
- Gift of Dorothy Mann Cordry, Frederick M. Mann, Jr. and Eleanor Mann Olson, given in memory of their parents, Mr.and Mrs. Frederick Maynard Mann.
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