Amitabha Triad

Amitabha Triad, Tokyo National Museum

Colors in this work

Artist: Goryeo-Dynasty artist
Date: 14th century
Holding institution: Tokyo National Museum
Palette: Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #584235 · 42%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #8A6747 · 19%

Weathered Leather · Brown family · #765840 · 8%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #5B4831 · 8%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #AD825B · 6%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #423127 · 5%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #5D4E30 · 5%

Roman Brick Earth · Brown family · #834739 · 3%

Raw Walnut · Brown family · #6F462C · 1%

Kiln Brick Red · Red family · #9E4E45 · 1%

Bitumen Shadow · Black family · #382820 · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #D2AD7C · <1%

Rosewood Wash · Red family · #583D3F · <1%

Weathered Madder · Red family · #94565A · <1%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #52444A · <1%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #63623D · <1%

Granite Face · Gray family · #786B65 · <1%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #494543 · <1%

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Image provider: wikimedia-commons
License: Public domain
Credit: Tokyo National Museum

6 tags

Deities and Holy Figures Both · 99%

The catalog title identifies the subject as Amitabha, and the image visibly presents a central haloed sacred figure flanked by two additional haloed figures.

Highly Ornamented Visual · 96%

The robes, halos, jewelry, patterned surfaces, and small ornamental details create a richly decorated visual field, especially around the three figures.
Balance Visual · 94%

The larger central figure establishes a dominant vertical axis, while the two flanking figures provide a stable bilateral arrangement.

Painting Both · 74%

The catalog classification includes Japanese painting, and the reproduction visibly shows a pigmented, line-based devotional image; the same classification also allows for the possibility of a print.

1000 - 1400 CE Art Metadata · 95%

The catalog dates the work to the 14th century, which falls within the catalog's 1000–1400 CE period category.

Buddhist Art and Architecture Both · 97%

Amitabha is a Buddhist figure, and the image uses a formal triadic devotional arrangement with halos, ceremonial garments, and sacred ornamental forms.

Goryeo-Dynasty artist. http://blog.daum.net/_blog/BlogTypeView.do?blogid=0TpjQ&articleno=5512&_bloghome_menu=recenttext