Autel portatif copte.
With movable shutters. Carved and engraved stone. Ethiopia…

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Autel portatif copte. With movable shutters. Carved and engraved stone. Ethiopia. Height: 15 cm.

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Autel portatif copte. With movable shutters. Carved and engraved stone. Ethiopia. Height: 15 cm.

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A MINIATURE LACQUERED WOOD ZUSHI (PORTABLE SHRINE) CONTAINING A GILT WOOD FIGURE OF AMITABHA A MINIATURE LACQUERED WOOD ZUSHI (PORTABLE SHRINE) CONTAINING A GILT WOOD FIGURE OF AMITABHA Japan, 19 th century Finely carved, Buddha standing on a lotus pedestal supported on an elaborate, tiered plinth, and backed by an openwork kohai (aureole), his hands held in semui-in (vitarka mudra). The doors with mixed metal fittings chased with scrolling vines and a kiku-shaped latch. With a few small slips of paper containing mantras. HEIGHT 15.1 cm Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and light rubbing to the gold lacquer. Auction comparison: Compare two miniature zushi enclosing Kannon and Kobo Daishi, 15.3 cm high, at Christie’s Japanese and Korean Art, 18 March 2008, New York, lot 197 (sold for USD 4,750).

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