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17th Century Edo Period Gilt Figure of Dainichi Nyorai browse these categories for related items... All Items: Japanese: Sculpture: Wood: Pre 1700: item #942730 Please refer to our stock #1123 when inquiring.
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Details: A fine and attractive example of an Edo period gilt wood figure of the Dhyani Buddha Dainichi Nyorai. He is wearing the adornments of a prince denoting his status as supreme amongst the Tathāgatas and is seated in a pose of deep meditation upon a separately fashioned double lotus throne on a hexagonal plinth. Dainichi’s hands are held to the front of his chest in the esoteric 'Wisdom Fist' Mudra (Chiken-In), the identifying feature of Dainichi Nyorai. His well modelled and refined visage with a large crystal urna, downcast inlaid glass eyes, delicately painted moustache and beard surmounted by a tall tiered chignon fronted by an ornate openwork gilt metal floral-etched diadem with the sun and moon. In Mahayana Buddhism and its esoteric tantric Vajrayana branches (Mikkyō in Japan), Dainichi Nyorai or Vairocana (Sanskrit) is the supreme Buddha who is the cosmic counterpart of Sakyamuni in his teaching mode. He is the most prominent of the five Dhyani Buddhas, those who were born as humans to propagate the Dharma and who rule over the cosmic directions and five aggregates that constitute the world and each individual. However, Dainichi generally supplants the Historical Buddha as the object of veneration among Japan's esoteric practitioners, particularly in the Shingon sect. To the Shingon practitioners Dainichi is the most venerated, with all other Buddhas and divine beings considered as emanations of Dainichi. Age: Late 17th Century - Edo Period. Height: 44.5 cm. Width: 35 cm (At the widest point of the base). Remarks: As can be seen in the above photos there is some damage to the lacquer around the joints of the arms.
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