Spencer Museum of Art The University of Kansas

Tourin' with the Jayhawk

Amida Raigo by Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown Japan
Amida Raigo, circa 1400s
wood, lacquer, kirikane

Museum purchase and Gift of Dr. W. Clarke and Barbara Benton Wescoe

"This statue was made for a Buddhist temple in Japan. All the little pieces of gold set in the wood made it glow in the temple's candlelight."

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