id:			145958
accession number:	1971.164
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.164
updated:		2023-03-11 20:50:54.400000

Red Amida, 1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333). Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk; overall: 229.4 x 97.8 cm (90 5/16 x 38 1/2 in.); painting only: 127.4 x 79.3 cm (50 3/16 x 31 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1971.164

title:				Red Amida
title in original language:	赤阿弥陀像
series:				
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creation date:			1300s
creation date earliest:		1300
creation date latest:		1333
current location:		
creditline:			Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
copyright:			

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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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catalogue raisonne: 

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measurements: Overall: 229.4 x 97.8 cm (90 5/16 x 38 1/2 in.); Painting only: 127.4 x 79.3 cm (50 3/16 x 31 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation
	opening date:   2018-07-11T04:00:00
	<i>Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 11, 2018-January 7, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(N. V. Hammer, Inc., New York, NY, ?-1971, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1971
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1971-present
	date: 1971-
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fun fact:
Red Amida holds his hands in a mudra, or gesture, of welcome, as he receives worshipers to another plane called the Pure Land.

digital description:
This rare image depicts the Crimson Crystal Buddha of Infinite Life, or Red Amida, with a red body; it is more common to see Red Amida with a red robe. His crown contains the Five Wisdom Buddhas who represent different aspects of wisdom. He is supported by a lotus flower with five- and single-pronged <em>vajras,</em> ritual implements derived from ancient Indian weapons. Their selection is particular to specific deities and rites and based on sacred texts.

wall description:
This rare image depicts the Crimson Crystal Buddha of Infinite Life, or Red Amida, with a red body; it is more common to see Red Amida with a red robe. His crown contains the Five Wisdom Buddhas who represent different aspects of wisdom. He is supported by a lotus flower with five- and single-pronged <em>vajras,</em> ritual implements derived from ancient Indian weapons. Their selection is particular to specific deities and rites and based on sacred texts.
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IMAGES

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