Anonymous
Amida Buddha , 1300 (Executed)
Lot #215 |
2015-11-12 |
Bonhams, London, New Bond Street
Fine Japanese Art
Category:
Kakejiku
Estimate:
GBP 5,000 - 6,000 (currency of sale)
USD 7,592 - 9,110 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Bonhams
Auction number: 22815
Auction name: Fine Japanese Art
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London, New Bond Street
Start date: 2015-11-12
End date: 2015-11-12
Currency: GBP
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Buddhist Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: Overall 156cm x 83cm x 2.5cm (61 3/8in x 32 5/8in x 1in), image 115cm x 57.2 cm (45Ā¼in x 22Ā½in).
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
156
Width In Centimeters:
83
Depth In Centimeters:
2.5
Height In Inches:
61.417
Width In Inches:
32.677
Depth In Inches:
0.984
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Year notes: Executed in the 14th century.
Catalog summary
Anonymous 14th century Kakejiku (vertical hanging scroll), ink, colours and gold on silk, depicting Amida Buddha seated on a throne beneath an elaborate canopy, a double kohai (nimbus) behind him, his right hand raised in the semui-in ( abhaya mudra , a gesture of reassurance), below him to his right Fugen Bosatsu seated on an elephant and to his left Monju Bosatsu seated on a lion, around and below the three central figures a host of red-faced guardian figures and other deities, unsigned , framed. Overall 156cm x 83cm x 2.5cm (61 3/8in x 32 5/8in x 1in), image 115cm x 57.2 cm (45Ā¼in x 22Ā½in).