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A CARVED WOOD SCULPTURE OF AMIDA NYORAI (AMITABHA), KAMAKURA PERIOD
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12月06日 下午5点 开拍 / 12月04日 下午3点 截止委托
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A CARVED WOOD SCULPTURE OF AMIDA NYORAI (AMITABHA), KAMAKURA PERIOD

Japan, late 12th-13th century, Kamakura period (1185-1333)

Carved and assembled from cypress wood in yosegi-zukuri and modeled as the Amitabha Buddha standing in samabhanga atop a lotus base raised on a tiered plinth, his hands held in raigo-in, wearing a monastic robe opening at the chest and cascading in voluminous folds. His face with serene expression, downcast eyes, the hair arranged in small spiral curls (rahotsu) rising over the ushnisha.

The figure exudes an elegant serenity characteristic of the sculptural treatments of the 12th-13th century. Amida’s divinity is emphasized by gentle idealization. The figure is slender and delicate with robes carved in rhythmic folds.

HEIGHT 30.5 cm (excl. stand), 40 cm (incl. stand)

Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear to gilt decoration, expected minor age cracks, chips, losses, and flaking. The hands and feet restored. Some lotus petals with old repairs.

The present sculpture represents Amitabha, known in Japanese as Amida Nyorai, Buddha of Infinite Light. The Pure Land tradition in Japan, known as Jodo Shinshu (浄土真宗, ‘The True Essence of the Pure Land Teaching’) emphasizes the salvific powers of Amida; incantation of the Buddha’s name can invite divine intercession and devotion in life can insure rebirth in Amida’s Western Paradise. By the early eleventh century, it was increasingly believed that only the compassion of Amida could override the cycle of rise, decline and fall – the concept of mappo, meaning the end of the Law that would devolve into ten millennia of moral degradation and strife. By Japanese calculation, this would coincide with the year 1052. Devotees among the upper classes commissioned sculptures and paintings showing the arrival of Amida and attendants to welcome the spirits of the dying. Given its scale, it is likely that the figure here graced a private altar.

Auction comparison:
Compare a closely related wood sculpture of Amida, dated to the Kamakura period, late 12th-13th century, 36.5 cm high, at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 14 June 2024, Vienna, lot 2 (sold for EUR 11,700).

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拍品估价:2,000 - 4,000 欧元 起拍价格:2,000 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00% 服务费:平台服务费为成交总金额(含佣金)的3%,最低200元

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