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Seated Yakushi Buddha

Dateca. 1560
MediumCarved wood
DimensionsHeight: 14 inches (35.6 cm)
CultureJapan
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineAcquired through the Museum Membership Fund
Terms
  • Sculpture
  • Carving
  • Wood
  • Amida
  • Amitabha
  • Buddha
  • Buddhism
  • Gestures
  • Hands
  • Mythological creatures
  • Lotus flowers
  • Plant-derived motifs
  • Religion
  • Japanese
Object number85.036
Collections
Amida Triad
Kamakura period, late 12th or early 13th century
Seated Buddha
Kamakura Period (1185-1333)
Multi-armed Kannon (perhaps Sen-ju Kannon)
Unidentified artist
late 17th-early 18th century
Standing Buddha
Style, "a" tong u or dvaravati
8th-9th centuries; Dvaravati Period
Amida Raigo
Unidentified artist
Kamakura Period (1185 -1392)
Unidentified artist
18th century
Amida Buddha
Unidentified artist
15th or 16th century
Standing Buddha
Unidentified artist
9th-10th century; Dvaravati Period