Descent and Return of Amida to Western Paradise with a Believer's Soul (Gosho mandara). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 44 in. × 20 7/8 in. (111.8 × 53 cm)Overall with mounting: 80 1/2 × 27 3/4 in. (204.5 × 70.5 cm)Overall with knobs: 80 1/2 × 30 in. (204.5 × 76.2 cm). Date: ca. 1300.This painting of Amida (Sanskrit: Amitbha) receiving the soul of the warrior Kumagai Naozane (1141-1208) is based on a dream recorded by the founder of the Pure Land sect, Honen (1133-1212). Naozane's taking of the tonsure after dutifully but ruefully killing the young Taira no Atsumori at the battle of Ichinotani during the Genpei War is one of the most affecting stories in Japanese war lore. Unique to this version of the raigo (welcoming descent) theme is the addition of the returning procession in the upper section. The sinuously curved composition of Amida's heavenly host amid the earthly and ethereal landscapes shows the complexity and beauty that Kamakura-period Buddhist painters achieved with

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Descent and Return of Amida to Western Paradise with a Believer's Soul (Gosho mandara). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 44 in. × 20 7/8 in. (111.8 × 53 cm)Overall with mounting: 80 1/2 × 27 3/4 in. (204.5 × 70.5 cm)Overall with knobs: 80 1/2 × 30 in. (204.5 × 76.2 cm). Date: ca. 1300.This painting of Amida (Sanskrit: Amitbha) receiving the soul of the warrior Kumagai Naozane (1141-1208) is based on a dream recorded by the founder of the Pure Land sect, Honen (1133-1212). Naozane's taking of the tonsure after dutifully but ruefully killing the young Taira no Atsumori at the battle of Ichinotani during the Genpei War is one of the most affecting stories in Japanese war lore. Unique to this version of the raigo (welcoming descent) theme is the addition of the returning procession in the upper section. The sinuously curved composition of Amida's heavenly host amid the earthly and ethereal landscapes shows the complexity and beauty that Kamakura-period Buddhist painters achieved with

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