{"product_id":"amida-nyorai-manifesting-as-dharmakaya-circa-1680-1700-early-edo-silk-painting-of-the-amida-buddha-with-provenance-of-the-16th-head-priest-of-higashi-honganji-temple","title":"Amida Nyorai, Manifesting as Dharmakaya, Circa 1680-1700. Early Edo Silk Painting of the Amida Buddha, with Provenance of the 16th Head Priest of Higashi Honganji Temple","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; background: #F8F9FA;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eAmida Nyorai, Manifesting as Dharmakaya, Circa 1680-1700. Early Edo Silk Painting of the Amida Buddha, with Provenance of the 16th Head Priest of Higashi Honganji Temple\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Inscribed by Ichinyo Shonin\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eAn Early Edo Period, late 17th century silk painting of the Amida Nyorai, Manifesting as Dharmakaya, standing atop of a lotus dais while radiating beams of light. The rays of light symbolize the forty-eight vows made by the Amida when he was a bodhisattva to help others attain enlightenment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eThe painting has been made with considerable detail, the Amida’s vestments highly detailed, despite the size of the painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eThis painting has been inscribed by \u003cb\u003eIchinyo Shonin\u003c\/b\u003e, 16th head priest of Higashi Honganji Temple, and founder of the Higashi Betsuin Temple in Nagoya. In his latter decades of life, Shonin was also head priest at the Yao Betsuin Daishinji Temple.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eThe painting has been neatly mounted onto a brocade decorated \u003ci\u003ekakejiku\u003c\/i\u003e (hanging scroll), with \u003ci\u003ejikusaki\u003c\/i\u003e (knobs) made of wood. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eOne silk painting mounted on a \u003ci\u003ekakejiku\u003c\/i\u003e (hanging scroll), 53.5 x 24 cm full size, 33 x 14.5 cm main painting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eThis painting is in good shape, with minor creasing and very minor chipping to a bit of paint. The gold has since faded to the painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"That Guy With The Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51634198577463,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/1589\/4371\/files\/20260106_185046.jpg?v=1769961374","url":"https:\/\/thatguywiththebooks.com\/products\/amida-nyorai-manifesting-as-dharmakaya-circa-1680-1700-early-edo-silk-painting-of-the-amida-buddha-with-provenance-of-the-16th-head-priest-of-higashi-honganji-temple","provider":"That Guy With The Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}