A GILT- AND BLACK LACQUERED WOOD SHRINE WITH AMIDA BUDDHA

Description:

Japan, the figure Heian period, the shrine late Edo period
H. 7 cm; 28 x 12,5 cm
Buddha Amida is standing in samabhanga on a plinth placed in separate carved lotus base demonstrating several rows of upturned petals placed on another base carved with broad petals supported by a small throne, both hands in vitarkamudra, wearing a monastic garment including underskirt falling down on his feet, a mantle draped over both shoulders graciously arranged in broad pleats along his body, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes, the hairdo continuing into the ushnisha, head halo behind and placed in a simple shrine with a pair of hinged doors.
From a European private collection, acquired prior to 2007 - Partly chipped, traces of age