id:			130358
accession number:	1953.123
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Welcoming Descent of Amida Buddha, 1300-33. Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333). Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk; image: 171.8 x 84.5 cm (67 5/8 x 33 1/4 in.); overall: 269.1 x 113.3 cm (105 15/16 x 44 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1953.123

title:				Welcoming Descent of Amida Buddha
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creation date:			1300-33
creation date earliest:		1300
creation date latest:		1333
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333)
technique:	hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Hanging scroll
type:		Painting
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measurements: Image: 171.8 x 84.5 cm (67 5/8 x 33 1/4 in.); Overall: 269.1 x 113.3 cm (105 15/16 x 44 5/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Asian Autumn: Masterpieces from the Collection
	opening date:   1991-09-17T04:00:00
	<i>Asian Autumn: Masterpieces from the Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 17, 1991-January 5, 1992).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* The Cleveland Museum of Art; Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 237); May 29, 2013 - December 23, 2013

* The Cleveland Museum of Art; Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 119); March 16 - July 13, 2004.

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PROVENANCE

	(Hollis & Company, Cleveland, OH, ?-1953, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1953
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1953-present
	date: 1953-
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wall description: 
In the Pure Land school of Buddhism, Amida Buddha is the focus of worship. Pictured here is the <em>raigō</em>, or the moment when Amida descends with his retinue to welcome a dying person into his Pure Land, called the Western Paradise. Once there, a person can concentrate on becoming enlightened. Images like this one could be placed before a person on their deathbed to help them stay faithful and motivated to attain birth in the Pure Land.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 916
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n162

	"Reopening of the Asian Galleries at The Cleveland Museum of Art: An Interview with David Franklin." <em>Orientations: The Magazine for Collectors and Connoisseurs of Asian Art</em>, vol. 44, no. 8 (November/December 2013): pp. 60-63.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 61
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	Miller, Alison J. "Raigo: The Welcoming Descent of Japanese Pure Land Buddhism." In <em>Heaven and Hell: Salvation and Retribution in Pure Land Buddhism.</em> Sano, Emily J., Randall Laird Nadeau, and Alison J. Miller, p. 41-49. San Antonio, TX: San Antonio Museum of Art, 2017.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 42, fig. 3.1
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