Amitabha Triad
Unknown Artist
1400s
Medium
bronze with traces of gilding
Dimensions
40.6 × 16.5 × 54.6 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
Korean Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Worcester R. Warner Collection
Accession Number
1918.501
About this artwork
This rare bronze triad from the 1400s shows Amitabha (아미타불 in Korean), or the Buddha of the Western Paradise, seated on a lotus pedestal at the center. He is flanked by two sacred attendants, Ksitigarbha (지장보살 in Korean) on his left and Avalokitesvara (관음보살 in Korean) on his right. The combination of these three Buddhist deities was particularly popular in the early Joseon period. The small scale suggests that this triad might have been displayed in a personal shrine rather than a large worship ...