勢至菩薩, Attendant Bodhisattva Seishi, Kamakura period (1185–1333), late 12th–13th century, Japan, Wood, gold paint, gold leaf with lacquer, and inlaid crystal eyes, Figure: H. 33 in. (83.8 cm); W. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm); D. 103/8 in. (26.4 cm), Sculpture, Amida Nyorai (Sanskrit: Amitabha Tathagata), the Buddha of Limitless Light, sits upon a lotus pedestal at the center of the altar. His hands form a mudra of meditation. His benevolent gaze, directed toward the devotee below, is symbolic of his boundless compassion
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勢至菩薩, Attendant Bodhisattva Seishi, Kamakura period, 1185–1333, late 12th–13th century, Japan, Wood, gold paint, leaf, lacquer, inlaid crystal eyes, Figure, H, 33, 83.8 cm, W, 9 3/8, 23.8, D, 103/8, 26.4, Sculpture, Amida Nyorai, Sanskrit, Amitabha Tathagata, Buddha, Limitless Light, sits upon, lotus pedestal, center, altar, hands form, mudra, meditation, benevolent gaze, directed, devotee, symbolic, boundless compassion
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