# The Buddha Amida, from the triptych Approach of the Amida Trinity

- By: Japanese
- Date: Kamakura Period; mid–13th century
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, colors, and cut gold on silk
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: 138 × 50 cm (54 3/8 × 19 3/4 in.)
- Culture: Japan
- Credit line: Gift of Kate S. Buckingham
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/117279)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/aa247325-d126-24bb-a44f-3faf451e108f/full/421,/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)