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Left Hand of a Colossal Amida Buddha
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From the central deity of an Amida triad originally installed at Shin-Daibutsu-ji Temple in Iga, Mie Prefecture.
Department of Asian Art
Ex-Tamai Collection Nara
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Charles Bain Hoyt
Title: Left Hand of a Colossal Amida Buddha
Description:
From the central deity of an Amida triad originally installed at Shin-Daibutsu-ji Temple in Iga, Mie Prefecture.
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