The Buddha Amitābha with Two Attendants in a Niche

阿弥陀三尊仏龕

At a glance — Sculpture · Asuka period · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category: Sculpture
Period: Asuka period
Date: 703
Held by: Tokyo National Museum
Location: Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID: cobas-144664

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The Buddha Amitābha with Two Attendants in a Niche is a sculpture of Asuka period (703), held by the Tokyo National Museum and designated a Important Cultural Property (重要文化財) of Japan. The facts below are transcribed from the official catalogue record; this entry carries no museum description in English.

Record & Sources

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
Catalogue ID: cobas-144664 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-144664
Holder's collection: ColBase — Tokyo National Museum
Photograph: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence

Cite this page: “The Buddha Amitābha with Two Attendants in a Niche（阿弥陀三尊仏龕）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-144664. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/the-buddha-amit-bha-with-two-attendants-in-a-niche-tokyo-national-museum/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)

Genre: Asian Sculpture
Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
Material: Limestone
員数: 1面
分類: 東洋彫刻
品質形状: 石造（石灰岩）
法量: 全高106.0 全張65.0 全奥12.5 像高(中尊)38.5 (左脇侍)49.0 (右脇侍)59.0
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