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Description: | Woodblock print depicts the Western Paradise of the Buddha Amitabha. Ink and colour on paper.
The print depicts Amitabha seated on a lotus throne, flanked by two bodhisattvas, Avalokitesvara and Mahasthamaprapta, and two groups of deities above. In front of them is a lotus pond with Buddhists seated on lotus pedestals and worshipping the Buddha. Outside the lotus pond are two men and two boys standing by a railing. The borders contain the Chinese text of the Pure Land sutra.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn3858 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | paper (fiber product) Buddhism Printing card prints (ritual & belief: representations) pigment ink | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-111414 | Go to resource |
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