Embroidered Welcoming Descent of Amida Triad
Unknown Artist
1400s
Medium
Hanging scroll; silk and human hair embroidery
Dimensions
mounted: 173.1 × 49.4 cm · mounted with knobs: 171.3 × 54.2 cm
Classification
Embroidery
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of the American Foundation for the Maud E. and Warren H. Corning Botanical Collection
Accession Number
1966.513
About this artwork
The Buddha Amida arrives here to welcome a person to his Pure Land at the moment of death. A monk, a woman, and a child sit with their hands in prayer, and a beam of light emanating from Amida extends toward them. The inscription at the top indicates that the compassion of Amida Buddha always flows impartially to all those who recite his name, a quote from the Contemplation Sutra.