AN ANONYMOUS PAINTING OF AMIDA NYORAI (AMITABHA)

Description:

Japan, Edo period
135 x 91 cm
Ink and colours on paper, mounted as a hanging scroll, gilt metal mounts. Depicting one central Buddha on a lotus throne backed by two glowing halos, his robe partially flowing over the lotus petals, his hands in dhyana mudra, his eyes halfway closed with a serene expression and arched eyebrows. He is surrounded by 1000 Buddhas, covering the complete scroll. Amida Nyorai/Buddha Amitabha (The Buddha of Immeasurable Light and Life) is the principal Buddha in Pure Land Buddhism
From a European private collection, former American private collection, acquired prior to 1980
Mounted as hanging scroll re-fixed, very minor traces of age