Buddha of Infinite Light (Amitabha)
1600
Physical Qualities
Gilt metal alloy with lapis lazuli, coral, turquoise, and seed pearls, 15.4 cm. OH
Credit Line
Frank J. and Elizabeth L. Goodnow Collection
Object Number
1942.70.717
The votive figure is extensively inlaid with semi-precious stones, and is seated on a three sided base with petals extending all the way around the sides though the ones in the back are less carefully defined than those on the front or sides.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 1942; Goodnow Collection, Baltimore; probably acquired by Elizabeth Goodnow in China, c. 1912-1913
Frances Klapthor, BMA, "The Devotional Art of Tibet," May 14, 2007-January 20, 2008.
Collection installation, "Asia. Guanyin's Stories & Lineage," Levy Gallery, Baltimore Museum of Art, October 5, 2023-
Collection installation, "Asia. Guanyin's Stories & Lineage," Levy Gallery, Baltimore Museum of Art, October 5, 2023-
Markings: Dedication plate: a crudish double-vajra with a small circle at the center.
On View: Levy Gallery 2, Case 04/B
