Jodo Shinshu Amida Nyorai Buddha large umanome plate He launched his career as

He launched his career as a professional potter after he won first prize at the prestigious Nitten Exhibition in 1951

In March 2009 he received the Mie Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award

particularly during summer festivals

The little bears are hand carved and attached to the lacquer base

All these processes combined create Japan’s finest copperware

Jodo Shinshu Amida Nyorai Buddha large umanome plate He launched his career asThis listing is for a Jodo Shinshu standing Amida Nyorai Buddha made around 30 40 years ago. It is carved from boxwood and features beautiful gold gilt trim. The right hand of the statue is held in the vitarka mudra, which is a circle formed by the thumb and the index finger. The left hand is held in the gyan mudra, it is formed by joining together the tip of the index finger with the tip of the thumb. The Vitarka mudra is the mudra of discussion and