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A LARGE GILT-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAI, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Lot 159 - JPN0625
Japan, 17th-18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
The Buddha of Immeasurable Light and Life powerfully carved standing in samabhanga with his hands held in the raigo-in mudra, his face superbly modeled in a serene expression marked by downcast eyes, gently arched brows, and slender lips forming a subtle smile framed by his finely painted mustache, the eyes and byakugo inlaid in crystal. The hair neatly arranged in tight curls over the ushnisha centered by a pink crystal nikkeishu. The drapery of his garment elegantly rendered in ‘endlessly’ flowing folds, all sumptuously gilt and decorated in fine lacquer. He is standing on an intricately carved base of joined lotus blossoms atop multi-tiered circular sections supporting a shishi and with a reticulated globular section below the lotus.
HEIGHT 112 cm
Condition: Good condition with minor wear, expected flaking and rubbing to gilding and lacquer, minor age cracks, obvious losses to one sleeve and the base, one foot reinforced with remnants of adhesive, one hand possibly reattached at the wrist, the mandorla lost. Overall presenting very well.
Amida is the principal Buddha in Pure Land Buddhism, also called the Buddha of Infinite Light. In Vajrayana tradition, he is known for his magnetizing discernment, pure perception and deep awareness of the emptiness of all phenomena. According to scriptures, he possesses infinite merit resulting from good deeds over countless past lives as a bodhisattva.
Auction comparison:
Compare a closely related gilt-lacquered wood statue of Amida, 135 cm high, also dated 17th-18th century, Edo period, at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 4 June 2021, Vienna, lot 127 (sold for EUR 32,864).
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