Next Museum Highlights

An online activity for visitors

3rd Floor

Unknown Artist
Japan, circa 1400s
Standing Amida Buddha
wood, lacquer, kirikane
43 x 18 1/8 x 15 3/4 in
(109.2 x 46.1 x 40 cm)

Museum purchase and Gift of Dr. W. Clarke and Barbara Benton Wescoe, 1990.0080

What material do you think this is made of?
What kinds of details do you see? (color, line, etc.)
What sort of mood or feeling is conveyed? Why?
Do you think this work of art represents a person or a spiritual being?
Questions to consider when viewing this object at the Spencer Museum of Art:
How does placement in the gallery affect your response to the work of art?
How does the surface look different? What detail can you see in person that was difficult to see online?