Painting of the Taima Mandala

PAINTING OF THE TAIMA MANDALA.

Origin: Japan.
Dynasty: Edo period (1603-1868).
Technique: Ink, colors and gold on paper. Very fine and detailed painting. Mounted with Japanese brocades (kinran) as scroll painting. Later laminated and framed.
Description: Amida Nyorai in Western paradise flanked by Kannon, Seishi and 39 other Bodhisattva on a
terrace. Further Amida triads are placed on further terraces, or are shown flying towards
heavenly realms. Also in the small rectangular cartouches at the sides and below scenes
with apparitions of the Amida Buddha with inscriptions.
Measurement: Picture size 78 x 68cm, complete size 113 x 84cm.
Signature: At the bottom in the center a traditional inscription with apocryphal dating.
Condition A/B. Supplement: Book: J. Edward Kidder Jr.: JAPANESE TEMPLES Sculpture, Paintings, Gardens, and Architecture (hardcover), numerous b-w photos. Tokyo, 1964.

Provenance:
-Rhenish private collection. Collected in the 1960s locally.
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