A carved wood figure of Amida Nyorai (Amitabha)

A carved wood figure of Amida Nyorai (Amitabha)

Nanbokucho period (14th century)

Carved and assembled from cypress wood in the jointed-wood technique (yosegi) and modeled as the Amitabha Buddha seated in lotus position, the hair arranged in small snail-shaped spiral curls (rahotsu), wearing a robe open at the torso and falling in pleats, the body applied with kirikane (cut gold foil), inlaid jewels on the forehead and in the hair, the inlaid crystal eyes painted with black pupils ringed in red

12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm.) high

With a paper label inscribed Amida Kaikei saku (made by Kaikei)