Amitābha｜Nara National Museum

Amitābha

Wood, single block construction
H: 106.5cm
Kamakura period　13th century

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1990/01/24

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1990/01/24

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This unclothed figure was decorated with a lotus flower motif in the groin area. It was originally clothed in a fabric garment. Examples of unclothed statues increased after the Kamakura period, and statues of Jizo bosatsu (Skt. Kṣitigarbha) and Kobo Daishi (Great Master Kobo, an honorific tile for the monk Kukai) appeared, but statues of Amida nyorai were the most common.
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This unclothed figure was decorated with a lotus flower motif in the groin. It was originally enshrined with fabric garment. The examples of unclothed statues have been increased after the Kamakura period, the statues of Jizō Bosatsu (Skt. Kṣitigarbha) and Kōbō Daishi (Priest Kōbō) have been appeared, but statues of Amida Nyorai have been most commonly remained.

Shigeki Iwata
Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2010, p.142, no.128.

Accession Number	658-0
Category	Sculptures
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