Lot Details
Lot 166
ANONYMOUS. BUTSU-GA
Probably Momoyama Period
Ink, gold, gofun and color on paper, 34 5/8 x 15 inches (87.9 x 38.1 cm) excluding mounts. Dainichi Nyorai (Mahâvairocana) seated before a flaming nimbus on a single lotus raised on an elaborate throne.
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Sold for $1,100 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Dainichi, considered to be a manifestation of Vairocana and source of all organic life, is the most important of the escoteric Buddhist deities in Japan and principally revered by the Shingon sect, the most important temple of which is the Toji in Kyoto. He is considered the supreme divinity and the ultimate reality who is manifested in the Five Elements of the world. The rituals associated with Dainichi were the most secret and complex in Japanese Buddhism and were restricted to the chief priests of the Toji. In practice, devotions to Dainichi were made facing west as the ikon was hung on the east wall, the direction from which Buddhas descended. Dainichi is normally depicted with his hands in vajramudra (chiken-in), the 'fist of wisdom'. This posture represents the mystical union of the individual with the Universe. The index finger of the left hand, representing Adibuddha, is grasped by the right hand, representing the Five Elements from which man is made. It also symbolizes man, on all levels, embracing the spirit of Adibuddha, the primordial Buddha, creator of all things and who existed before existence.
Some old repaired creases with some inpainting.
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Some old repaired creases with some inpainting.
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