Plaque with the Image of Amitabha Triad

Plaque with the Image of Amitabha Triad

금동판제 아미타삼존상 (金銅板製阿彌陀三尊像)

676-935

Korea, Unified Silla period

(676-935)

Embossed copper plate covered with gold leaf

Overall: 11.5 x 11 cm (4 1/2 x 4 5/16 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1987.59

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Fun Fact

Amitabha is believed to dwell in the Western Paradise where repentant souls are reborn in a lotus pond. Here, this savior deity is sitting in a lotus pedestal.

Description

This plate is embossed with an image of the Amitabha Buddha flanked by two attendants. The plate, created by hammering softly from the back of the metal sheet, highlights the advanced metalworking techniques of the Unified Silla period. Similar plates were used to decorate boxes that contained sacred relics.

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Collection: 
Korean Art
Department: 
Korean Art
Type of artwork: 
Metalwork
Medium: 
Embossed copper plate covered with gold leaf
Credit line: 
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

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