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Scroll Painting of Amida Buddha, Japan, 18th C.
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Pre 1800 item# 699585 (stock# 1-0479)
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AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
(33) 5.63.56.27.98
Euros 500
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Small scroll representing Amida Buddha, in monk's robes, his head surrounded by an aureola, his hands in "abhaya mudra" (appeasing, blessing and protective posture), standing on a lotus. The painting itself is polychrome (yellow, gold, red and black), on silk, and is framed in a double brocade silk frame. At the back of the painting, an important inscription in Kanji, written by a priest named Rennyo of Honganji temple (a very important temple), Japan, 18th century, maybe earlier. ...click for details
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