Detail View: Smart Museum of Art : Seated Buddha Amitabha (Amita) (The Buddha of Infinite Light)
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Primary Maker:
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Unknown Artist
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Date:
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15th century
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Title:
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Seated Buddha Amitabha (Amita) (The Buddha of Infinite Light)
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Description:
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Seated bronze Buddha Amitabha (K: Amita) showing traces of partial gilding, and bronze patination. Amitabha is depicted with both hands in his lap in the meditation (S: dhyana) gesture (S: mudra). The centre of Amitabha's chest is incised with the character "卐" (K: man; C: wan) indicating auspiciousness and good fortune.
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Attribution:
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