LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2026
  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Building LACMA
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2026
Collections

Anonymous
Amida BuddhaKamakura period, 1185-1334

Not on view
Full-length bronze sculpture of a standing robed figure with tightly coiled hair, one hand raised with two fingers extended, dark patina with reddish-brown undertones
Bronze figure of a standing Buddha, viewed from the rear, wearing draped monastic robes with incised fold lines; ushnisha with raised curls visible at top; dark patinated surface with areas of wear.

Anonymous, Amida Buddha, Kamakura period, 1185-1334, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The William T. Sesnon, Jr. Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Anonymous
Title
Amida Buddha
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Kamakura period, 1185-1334
Period
Kamakura period (1185-1333)
Medium
Bronze with traces of gilding
Dimensions
19 1/4 x 5 5/8 x 4 3/8 in. (48.8 x 14.2 x 11 cm)
Credit Line
The William T. Sesnon, Jr. Bequest
Accession Number
M.81.62.2
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya; R. Brown; R. Fisher; G. Kuwayama; Amy G. Poster. Light of Asia: Buddha Sakyamuni in Asian Art. ed. Dean, Lynne. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.