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Amitabha Triad

금동아미타여래삼존좌상 (金銅阿彌陀如來三尊坐像)

1400s
(1392–1910)
bronze with traces of gilding
Overall: 40.6 x 16.5 x 54.6 cm (16 x 6 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.)
Worcester R. Warner Collection 1918.501
Location: not on view
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This bronze statue that shows three powerful Buddhist deities was acquired in Korea in 1916 by Langdon Warner (1881–1955), the famous art historian at that time.

Description

This rare bronze triad from the 1400s shows Amitabha (아미타불 in Korean), or the Buddha of the Western Paradise, seated on a lotus pedestal at the center. He is flanked by two sacred attendants, Ksitigarbha (지장보살 in Korean) on his left and Avalokitesvara (관음보살 in Korean) on his right. The combination of these three Buddhist deities was particularly popular in the early Joseon period. The small scale suggests that this triad might have been displayed in a personal shrine rather than a large worship hall.
A sculpture with three bronze Buddhist deities seated on lotus pedestals next to each other. The deity on our left has his right hand raised, holding a small spherical object, and his left hand held near his stomach, his palm facing up. The deity in the middle has short hair with circular curls and hands that are similar to the deity on our left, except the deity in the middle has his left hand's palm facing us, with his middle finger bent to touch his thumb. The deity on our right has his hands down, with his right hand resting on his right leg, which is dangling off the pedestal.

Amitabha Triad

1400s

Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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