Taima mandala (“the paradise of Amida”)

hanging scroll

Japanese Collection

Accession Nr.: 5613
Type: painting; hanging scroll
Date of production:
18th–19th centuries
Place of production:
Acquisition: collected by Péter Vay
Materials/Techniques: colours and gold on paper
Dimensions: height: 73.2 cm
width: 47.1 cm
This scroll depicts the Western Paradise of the Amida Buddha and is based on an eighth-century woven depiction of paradise preserved in
the Taimadera Temple in Nara, only fragments of which remain today. The main figure in the central scene is the Amida Buddha, who is seated on his lotus throne surrounded by many other figures.