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The Great Buddha of Kamakura

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dc.contributor.authorMorgan, Kenneth W.
dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialJapan (Kamakura)
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-18T23:23:33Z
dc.date.available2019-12-18T23:23:33Z
dc.date.updated2019-12-18T23:23:33Z
dc.descriptionThis famous bronze image of Amida Buddha is second in size only to the Buddha at Todaiji in Nara. It was cast in 1252, according to tradition. It shows the Buddha in meditation, the dhyana mudra. Originally it was housed in a great hall, but after several natural calamities the hall was finally carried away in a tidal wave in 1495 and has not been replaced. It is evidence of the expectation that the image would be housed that the head appears oversized and the crossed legs narrower than they ought to be
dc.descriptionthe features of the face have been made especially distinct, as would be necessary in the dimmer light within a building. This is an image of unusual artistic merit, the object of pilgrimage for thousands and thousands of pilgrims every year.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediumslide
dc.format.mediumsepia
dc.format.mediumcolour
dc.identifierANUA 682-3713
dc.identifier.otherAR BUD-155
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/196097
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.rights.licenseThis image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.
dc.subjectJapan: Nara, Kyoto, Tokyo, Kamakura, Zen ceremonies, scrolls
dc.subjectsculpture
dc.subjectslide set
dc.titleThe Great Buddha of Kamakura
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesSource: Kenneth W. Morgan, Visual Education Service, The Divinity School, Yale University

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