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The Buddha Amida, Kamakura Period; mid–13th century. Hanging scroll; ink, colors, and cut gold on silk.
Hanging scroll; ink, colors, and cut gold on silk · 138 × 50 cm · Art Institute of Chicago
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- Museum title
- The Buddha Amida, from the triptych Approach of the Amida Trinity
- Artist
- Japanese
- Date
- Kamakura Period; mid–13th century
- Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink, colors, and cut gold on silk
- Dimensions
- 138 × 50 cm (54 3/8 × 19 3/4 in.)
- Credit line
- Gift of Kate S. Buckingham
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Art Institute of Chicago
Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.