Property of a San Francisco Bay Area Gentleman A LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA BUDDHAEdo Period (1605-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century The standing figure dressed in monastic robes open at the chest and falling in even folds at the waist and the thighs, decorated with stylized clouds, the outer garment painted in black and red pigments, the hands held in the raigō-in (gesture of wee), used by Amida when descending from heaven to receive the souls of the deceased, the right hand raised and the left hand lowered, with palms facing outward, the byakugo ( urna ) inlaid in glass and the nikkeishu (jewel of wisdom) inlaid in a colored stone, standing on a multi-tiered lotus pedestal painted in green pigment and red lacquer with gilt highlights 38in (96.5cm) high, figure only; 58in (147.3cm) high overall None