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Portable Shrine: Seated Amitabha (Amida)
Portable Shrine: Seated Amitabha (Amida)

Portable Shrine: Seated Amitabha (Amida)

Date18th century
Object number34.84
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Discovering Buddhist Art - Seeking the Sublime, July 9, 2003 - June 3, 2005Published ReferencesFuller, 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. 135
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions4 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (10.8 x 5.72 x 4.45 cm)
MediumSandalwood, gold and polychrome, lacquered wood with metal fittings
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