The head’s exaggerated proportions and the sculptor’s skill at modeling create a cohesive whole, a form with a striking sense of presence. The entire image was carved from a single block of Japanese nutmegyew (kaya). This image of Amida Buddha makes the meditation mudra (jōin) in front of its belly, and it is one of the earliest examples expressing this iconography.
 
YAMAGUCHI RyusukeEnglish by Mary Lewine 
Buddhist Art Paradise: Jewels of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2021.7, p.343, no.96. 

This wooden statue was made from Japanese nutmeg (Jpn. kaya) and originally painted. The bulky form and intense expression, which are characteristics of the early-Heian-period sculpture, are clearly visible. As this Amida forms a type of hand gesture (Skt. mudrā) that is called jōin in Japanese, the statue is classified as an example of the archaic type. However, the backs of the turned-up forefingers do not touch, leaving space between them, and as this pose is very unusual, the Esoteric Buddhist significance of this gesture requires further consideration.  
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This wooden statue was made from Japanese nutmeg (kaya) and originally painted. One can see the voluminous form and intense expression that are the characteristics of the early-Heian-period sculpture. As this Amida forms a type of hand gesture (Skt. mudrā) that is called jōin in Japanese, the statue is classified as an example of the archaic type. However, the backs of the turned-up forefingers do not touch, leaving some space between them, and as this is very unusual; the esoteric Buddhist significance of this gesture requires further consideration.
 
Shigeki Iwata 
Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2013, p.150, no.132.