Sujet
Cinerary Urn, 800s-900s. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Cinerary Urn, 800s-900s. This urn once held someone?s ashes. It is decorated with images of the Pure Land of Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Life and Light. Heian-period devotees of Amida believed that if they called upon his name with sincerity at the moment of death, they would be born into his Pure Land, also known as the Western Paradise, and thereby escape the pattern of reincarnation. As shown on the lid of the urn, in the Pure Land, musical instruments float about playing by themselves. Its palatial structures and magnificent lotus pond are described on the body of the urn.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F75_417
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
49,2Mo (3,5Mo) / 35,9cm x 34,3cm / 4241 x 4052 (300dpi)