The Yamada-den Amida Triad, or Hōryūji Treasure N-144 is a 7th century sculpture, from the Asuka period depicting the Amida Triad, represented by the Buddha Amitābha, accompanied by bodhissatvas Kannon and Seishi (Mahasthamaprapta).
[3] The reverse of the statue base reveals a description attesting to a possible origin: Yamada-den-no-zō (山田殿像), or "Yamada Hall Statue", with Yamada (山田), likely referring to Yamada-dera (山田寺), founded by Soga no Kurayamada no Ishikawa no Maro.
[1][4] During the Meiji era in 1878, the Imperial Household Agency acquired 319 artifacts from Hōryū-ji via donation, including the Amida Triad, whereupon it got transferred over to the Tokyo National Museum collection in 1949, receiving its designation as N-144.
[9] The transfer from Hōryū-ji presented the initiation and expansion of scholarship of Asuka art, of which as of 2024, 151 statues from the era have been identified so far.
[4] Northern Qi and Sui convention is followed with the bodhisattvas' style of crown and jewelry, indicating Japan's quick adaptation to the trends of the time in China.