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A kaya (Japanese nutmeg-yew) wood figure of a seated Amida Nyorai (Amitābha). The head adorned with crystals representing the byakugō (white spiraling hair) on the forehead and the nikkei-shu (red jewel on the protrusion on top of the Buddha’s head). The right arm raised and the left arm extended with the forefinger and thumb of each hand forming a circle represent the raigōin mudra, welcoming the believer into Amida’s Great Western Paradise.

Japan, 11th century, Heian period.