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Western Paradise of the Buddha Amitabha — still image

Medieval · № 248

Western Paradise of the Buddha Amitabha

Unknown Chinese sculptor · Northern Qi dynasty, 550-577

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Western Paradise of the Buddha Amitabha

National Museum of Asian Art record supplies dimensions, geography, accession number, medium, collection, and on-view gallery. 3D package 3d_package:727b4bb6-ce87-40de-b07d-d492c1404221 provides the Web3D high GLB (6,703,008 bytes, 150,000 faces). Geography: China, Hebei province, Fengfeng, southern Xiangtangshan, Cave 2. The museum label describes Amitabha presiding over the Pure Land or Western Paradise; the work is from the Southern Xiangtangshan cave-temple site, Cave 2.

Maker
Unknown Chinese sculptor
Date
Northern Qi dynasty, 550-577
Place
Asia
Material
Limestone with traces of pigment
Dimensions
H x W: 159.3 x 334.5 cm (62 11/16 x 131 11/16 in)
Current collection
Freer Gallery 17: Promise of Paradise, Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, Washington, DC
Source: Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art ↗

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Maker
Unknown Chinese sculptor
Date
Northern Qi dynasty, 550-577
Place
Asia
Material
Limestone with traces of pigment
Dimensions
H x W: 159.3 x 334.5 cm (62 11/16 x 131 11/16 in)
Current collection
Freer Gallery 17: Promise of Paradise, Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, Washington, DC
Source
Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art ↗
Rights
CC0 1.0

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