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This print contains nine rows of a repeated print showing a seated figure. The figure appears to be sitting cross-legged with their hands in their lap on top of a mound of leaves or petals and surrounded by circular, halo-like lines. The figure appears to have their head in a knot on the top of their head and long ears. Each repeated version of the figure is different, with different areas where the ink is faint or has bled, as well as areas where the beige paper is ripped or discolored. The edges of the print appear to have been torn or ripped, with other rows of figures partially visible.
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This print contains nine rows of a repeated print showing a seated figure. The figure appears to be sitting cross-legged with their hands in their lap on top of a mound of leaves or petals and surrounded by circular, halo-like lines. The figure appears to have their head in a knot on the top of their head and long ears. Each repeated version of the figure is different, with different areas where the ink is faint or has bled, as well as areas where the beige paper is ripped or discolored. The edges of the print appear to have been torn or ripped, with other rows of figures partially visible.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Amida Buddha

Japanese 13th Century

Medium
woodcut [fragment]
Dimensions
sheet (fragment): 41.5 × 28.5 cm (16 5/16 × 11 1/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1980.45.67
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
before 1300
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Japanese
  • woodcut
  • Lotus
  • Religious Objects
Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b-c); gift to National Gallery of Art, 1980.

NGA object ID 57716. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.