A wood figure of Amida Buddha

A wood figure of Amida Buddha
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century
Carved and assembled from wood and modeled as Amitabha Buddha standing, the right hand raised in vitarka mudra (gesture of teaching) and the left held in dhyana mudra (gesture of meditation), the hair arranged in small, snail-shaped spiral curls and set off with an inlaid urna at the base of the chignon, the eyes and urna on the forehead inlaid in glass, the figure dressed in a loose robe open at the torso and falling in pleats down the front, the figure applied with gold lacquer, the lotus dais set on a base with swirling clouds and fitted with a lotus-flower nimbus encircled by radiating tines simulating light
43 1/4in (109.8cm) high overall, 23 1/4in (59cm) high, figure only