Amida Nyorai

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Dublin Core

Title

Amida Nyorai

Subject

statue; person; sitting; pattern; background; gold

Description

Statue of a person sitting on a flower-like pedestal, with a rounded, patterned gold background behind them. They sit with their hands in their lap, facing forward.

Creator

Jocho

Died: 1057 (Japan)

Source

13497, Visual Resources Library, EL

Date

1053

Rights

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Relation

Byodo-in Temple, Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Format

Art Form: Sculpture
Material: cypress wood, gold leaf, and lacquer
Measurements: 9 1/10 ft.

Type

Heian period; Yosegi-zukuri/Jocho style; 11th century