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Embroidered Welcoming Descent of Amida Triad

繡仏阿弥陀三尊来迎図

1400s

Japan, Muromachi period

(1392–1573)
Medium
Hanging scroll; silk and human hair embroidery
Measurements
Embroidery: 109.1 x 37.2 cm (42 15/16 x 14 5/8 in.); Mounted: 173.1 x 49.4 cm (68 1/8 x 19 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the American Foundation for the Maud E. and Warren H. Corning Botanical Collection 1966.513
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The Contemplation Sutra is a sacred Buddhist text often used in Pure Land Buddhism.

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The Buddha Amida arrives here to welcome a person to his Pure Land at the moment of death. A monk, a woman, and a child sit with their hands in prayer, and a beam of light emanating from Amida extends toward them. The inscription at the top indicates that the compassion of Amida Buddha always flows impartially to all those who recite his name, a quote from the Contemplation Sutra.
A vertically oriented hanging scroll depicts celestial beings embroidered in silk and human hair against a dark sky. Centered, a standing figure with a large, radiating halo wears gold-patterned robes. Below, two smaller figures with halos kneel on separate swirling clouds. All figures have light skin tones. In the lower right, a golden architectural fragment rests on a cloud, set against the textured background.

Embroidered Welcoming Descent of Amida Triad

1400s

Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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