Vintage · Made in Japan · one of one
By Makita Shuun · gold finish · 20 cm
Makita Shūun Amida Nyorai Statue
A figure of Amida Nyorai, the Buddha of Infinite Light, finished in a soft gold tone and bearing the mark of Makita Shūun. He is 20 cm tall.
$320 Free shipping to 32 countries
Order by December 8 to make sure it arrives before Christmas.
We ship to mainland China: free, tracked. Import duties, if any, are paid on delivery. Where we ship
A gift for luck and protection · a collector
Leaves Fukuoka within three business days by EMS, with tracking.
Condition report
- Artist
- Makita Shūun
- Condition
- statue in pristine condition; the wooden box shows age and patina
- Comes with
- Wooden box, explanation sheet, blue paper box and purple cloth
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- Made in Japan. Made in Japan, found in Japan, and sent to you from Fukuoka.
- One of one. This exact piece, photographed in our studio in Fukuoka.
- Returns within 14 days of delivery. Not right? Send it back as it came and we refund the full price, return postage included.
- Packed safely, sent by EMS within three business days, fully insured, with tracking.
Duties, checkout and extras
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- Import tax. It depends on your country; if any is due, it is collected on delivery.
- US import duties. Already included in the price: nothing to pay at your door.
- Secure checkout by Stripe — cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay. No account needed.
- Two pieces, one parcel. Each extra piece in the same order is $15 off at checkout.
- Orders of $200 or more travel with a gift to keep: Japanese chopsticks with a rest in a paulownia box, or a Nara kaya-cloth handkerchief.
The story
Long ago, the sutras say, a king heard a Buddha preach and gave up his throne to become a monk. He took the name Dharmākara and made forty-eight vows. The most famous was this: he would not become a Buddha himself unless anyone who called his name with a sincere heart could be reborn in his Pure Land, a place without suffering. He became Amida, so the vow holds.
That is why, for centuries, people in Japan have said his name, Namu Amida Butsu, at a funeral or a bedside. In Japan each zodiac year has a protector, and Amida watches over people born in the years of the Dog and the Boar.
The craft
The figure carries the mark of Makita Shūun, a recognised name in traditional Buddhist casting, and comes with its original wooden storage box and explanatory papers.
Living with it
A home altar, a study shelf, a quiet corner. If you were born in a Dog or Boar year, or someone you love was, this is their guardian. A gift for a birthday, or for a family keeping someone's memory.
• With original wooden storage box and explanatory papers
How it travels
Packed safely, insured in full
Every piece is packed by hand in Fukuoka, in its wooden box, inside a sturdy 3 mm corrugated carton, cushioned all round with air pillows so it cannot move. It travels with tracking all the way to your door: by EMS, insured for its full value, on orders of $100 or more, and by tracked airmail below that.
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