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Small 19th century Japanese zushi shrine. With hand-carved figure seated within a lacquered wood exterior; gilt along the interior. Height: 3 1/2 in x width: 2 3/4 in x depth: 1 3/4 in.

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Small 19th century Japanese zushi shrine. With hand-carved figure seated within a lacquered wood exterior; gilt along the interior. Height: 3 1/2 in x width: 2 3/4 in x depth: 1 3/4 in.

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Estim. 800 - 1 200 USD

A JAPANESE WOOD LACQUER TRAVELLING SHRINE, ZUSHI, MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The black laquer shrine with two hinged doors mounted with copper kanagu, revealing the figure of Guanyin standing on a double-lotus throne, wearing flowing robes, the interior doors painted with various deities. Height: 42 cm.

Estim. 1 000 - 2 000 USD

A GILT AND LACQUERED WOOD ZUSHI (PORTABLE SHRINE) CONTAINING A LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF BISHAMONTEN, EDO A GILT AND LACQUERED WOOD ZUSHI (PORTABLE SHRINE) CONTAINING A LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF BISHAMONTEN, EDO Japan, 18 th century, Edo period (1615-1878) The exterior covered in black lacquer and fitted with metal mounts and hinges chased with elaborate foliate designs against a ring-punched ground, the hinged lock in the form of a tama with foliate scrolls. The doors open to a carved and lacquered wood figure of Bishamonte, flanked by a nimbus clad in heavy armor standing atop two crouching demons on a very finely carved flaming cloud altar, covered in gold lacquer above a tiered pedestal with rinzu and foliate designs. The interior of the shrine covered in gold lacquer, with the upper part fitted with a stylized nyoi trim. HEIGHT 57.7 cm Condition: Good condition with some wear, minor age cracks, small flaking and losses to the lacquer, minor repairs and touchups, the figure relacquered, the hands and eyes lost. Provenance: From a private collection in England. Bishamonten is the Guardian King of the North, who is usually included in a group of Four Guardian Kings (Shitenno), protectors of the four directions. He is always depicted dressed in full armor, carrying a spear and a miniature pagoda. He is the protector of the righteous and is the Buddhist patron of warriors.

Estim. 400 - 800 USD

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).

Estim. 1 000 - 2 000 USD

MITSUYOSHI GOTO: A FINE LACQUERED ZUSHI (PORTABLE SHRINE) WITH EMBRACING KANGITEN MITSUYOSHI GOTO: A FINE LACQUERED ZUSHI (PORTABLE SHRINE) WITH EMBRACING KANGITEN The figure by Mitsuyoshi Goto, signed Mitsuyoshi Goto saku, Bunka kutoshi chushu Japan, Edo period (1615-1868), the figure dated to 1812 The cylindrical zushi covered in vibrant red lacquer, rising from a ridged base to a domed roof topped with a tama finial. The doors open to a small bronze figure of the dual-bodied Kangiten embracing and standing on a lotus pad, signed to the base MITSUYOSHI GOTO saku, Bunka kutoshi chushu (made by Mitsuyoshi Goto, mid-autumn in the ninth year of Bunka, corresponding to 1812), the interior further with a round plinth with metal fittings and a cylindrical figure cover. Zushi HEIGHT 42.5 cm, figure HEIGHT 5.9 cm Figure WEIGHT 151.3 g Condition: Good condition with typical wear, small cracks to the lacquer, minor nicks to edges, small scratches, and some small chips to the roof. Kangiten is a god (ten) venerated mainly in the Shingon and Tendai schools of Japanese Buddhism, and he is the Buddhist equivalent of the Hindu god Ganesha. The late Heian period saw the rise in popularity of the Dual-bodied Kangiten image, in which the ten is shown as an embracing male-female couple. It has been compared with the sexual yab-yum iconography found in Nepal and Tibet, although it is markedly different from them in that both figures have animal heads and are shown fully clothed. Auction comparison: Compare a related gold-lacquer Zushi with the image of Kangiten, at Bonhams, Property from the Collection of Drs. Edmund and Julie Lewis, 11 September 2019, New York, lot 517 (sold for USD 4,825).

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