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Amitabha Triad
The collection record classifies this work as sculpture. It is dated 1400s. Recorded culture or place: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910).
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- Museum title
- Amitabha Triad
- Date
- 1400s
- Culture / origin
- Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
- Materials and technique
- bronze with traces of gilding
- Dimensions
- Overall: 40.6 x 16.5 x 54.6 cm (16 x 6 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1918.501
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
This bronze triad depicts Amitabha, the Buddha of Western Paradise, at the center, flanked by two bodhisattvas: Ksitigarbha on his left and Avalokiteśvara on his right. Ksitigarbha is believed to rescue those tormented beings from purgatory, while Avalokiteśvara offers relief to those suffering in the mortal realm.
An exceptionally rare statue from the 1400s, this piece entered the CMA’s collection in 1918. It was discovered in Korea in 1916 by Langdon Warner (1881–1955), who was serving as the CMA’s field agent. In a letter dated December 4, 1916, Warner expressed not only his excitement upon finding the triad in a local pawn shop but also his satisfaction at purchasing it at a significantly reduced price.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Worcester R. Warner Collection · CC0
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