Accompanied by twenty-five attendants, two, or solo, here Amida is flanked by his two primary attendants, Seishi Bosatsu at his right and Kannon Bosatsu to his left. Seishi joins his hands in prayer as Kannon holds the lotus for transporting the deceased. Standing atop lotus pedestals, both bend slightly at the waist and knees in adoration of Amida Buddha.
Gilded wood with metal
28 1/16 x 8 5/8 x 8 in. (71.3 x 21.9 x 20.3 cm)
Overall h.: 33 3/8 in.
Overall w.: 14 1/16 in.
Overall diam.: 13 13/16 in.
Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection
"Gift to a City: Masterworks From the Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection in the Seattle Art Museum," Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1965, no. 108.
36.23.1
Provenance: Dr. Fuller purchased from Yamanaka & Co., Boston, Massachusetts; donated to Seattle Art Museum, 1936
Exhibition HistoryPortland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum, Gift to a City: Masterworks from the Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection in the Seattle Art Museum, Nov. 3 - 28, 1965. Cat. no. 108.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Vancouver Art Gallery, Distant Reverence: Buddhist Sculpture from the Seattle Art Museum, Aug. 16 - Oct. 22, 1989.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Discovering Buddhist Art - Seeking the Sublime, July 9, 2003 - June 3, 2005
Published ReferencesFuller, Richard E. Seattle Art Museum. Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 1946, p. 19
"Handbook, Seattle Art Museum: Selected Works from the Permanent Collections." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1951, p. 93 (b&w)
Fuller, Richard E. "Japanese Art in the Seattle Art Museum: An Historical Sketch." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1960 ("Presented in commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the United States of America"), no. 79a
"Gift to a City" exhibition catalogue. Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1965, cat. no. 108
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