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Amitabha (Ch. Amitofou) rescues sailors at sea

Chinese

Artwork Details

Amitabha (Ch. Amitofou) rescues sailors at sea
19th century
Chinese
woodblock print mounted as a hanging scroll
31 7/8 in. x 11 1/4 in. ( 80.9 cm x 28.5 cm )
Gift of Robert and Frances Wagner
1980/2.179

Description

Subject Matter:

A narrative scene in which the Buddha Amitabha (Ch. Amitofou) rescues sailors at sea; an extensive inscription includes a title and long text. Above the framed narrative is an image of the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara (Ch. Guanyin), seated on a lotus dais, within a moon-shaped halo.

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