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JAPAN - EDO period (1603-1868) Zen monk from Higashi Meizan temple, seated in prayer position Carved wooden subject, lacquered in polychrome, the eyes inlaid with sulphur, dated April 15 of the eleventh year of the Kansei era (1789-1801, i.e. 1800), on a base also lacquered and gilded, the back of the robe and the base partially covered with prayers in Indian ink Total dimensions: H. 23 cm - W. 19 cm - D. 15 cm Missing elements on the hands and minor lacquer joins
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JAPAN - EDO period (1603-1868) Zen monk from Higashi Meizan temple, seated in prayer position Carved wooden subject, lacquered in polychrome, the eyes inlaid with sulphur, dated April 15 of the eleventh year of the Kansei era (1789-1801, i.e. 1800), on a base also lacquered and gilded, the back of the robe and the base partially covered with prayers in Indian ink Total dimensions: H. 23 cm - W. 19 cm - D. 15 cm Missing elements on the hands and minor lacquer joins
