41 - JAPAN - Late 19th, early 20th century

JAPAN - Late 19th, early 20th century Polychrome carved wooden Buddhist statue: Amida Nyorai 阿弥陀仏 (also known as Amitabha), the Buddha of Infinite Light. He is depicted performing the welcoming mudra 来迎印 (raigô-in), a gesture symbolizing the welcoming of a devout believer’s soul at the moment of death. The figure is placed in front of a gilded mandorla, adorned with cloud motifs and the dharma chakra (wheel of the law). Amida Nyorai stands on a double-lotus throne, depicted in green and gold, which in turn rests on a red, multi-tiered octagonal pedestal (Signs of wear, restorations...)