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A GILT-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAI, 19TH CENTURY A GILT-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAI, 19TH CENTURY Japan, late Edo Period (1615-1868) Finely carved standing in samabhanga on a separately carved lotus dais, atop an elaborate tiered octagonal base decorated with, wave, lotus, and floral designs. His hands are held in the welcoming mudra of raigo-in assumed by Amida Buddha when descending to welcome the souls of the dying. He is dressed in a loose-fitting monastic robe cascading in voluminous folds. His serene face with heavy-lidded eyes, a glass-inlaid byakugo (urna), and full lips, with thinly painted brows. His hair is arranged in tight curls over the high ushnisha with a glass-inlaid nikkeishu (jewel of wisdom). The back of the lotus dais inset with the separately carved kohai with a central floral blossom. HEIGHT 52 cm Condition: Overall presenting well, with extensive wear, age cracks, small chips, flaking, small repairs with associated touchups, nicks, and scratches. The two hands reattached and with small losses. Provenance: Karl Brulin collection. French trade, acquired from the above. Auction result comparison: Compare a related figure of Amida Nyorai, also dated to the Edo period, at Christie’s New York in Art of China and Japan on 1-14 December 2021, lot 150, sold for USD 10,000.

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A GILT-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAI, 19TH CENTURY A GILT-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAI, 19TH CENTURY Japan, late Edo Period (1615-1868) Finely carved standing in samabhanga on a separately carved lotus dais, atop an elaborate tiered octagonal base decorated with, wave, lotus, and floral designs. His hands are held in the welcoming mudra of raigo-in assumed by Amida Buddha when descending to welcome the souls of the dying. He is dressed in a loose-fitting monastic robe cascading in voluminous folds. His serene face with heavy-lidded eyes, a glass-inlaid byakugo (urna), and full lips, with thinly painted brows. His hair is arranged in tight curls over the high ushnisha with a glass-inlaid nikkeishu (jewel of wisdom). The back of the lotus dais inset with the separately carved kohai with a central floral blossom. HEIGHT 52 cm Condition: Overall presenting well, with extensive wear, age cracks, small chips, flaking, small repairs with associated touchups, nicks, and scratches. The two hands reattached and with small losses. Provenance: Karl Brulin collection. French trade, acquired from the above. Auction result comparison: Compare a related figure of Amida Nyorai, also dated to the Edo period, at Christie’s New York in Art of China and Japan on 1-14 December 2021, lot 150, sold for USD 10,000.

Estimate 1 000 - 2 000 EUR
Starting price 1 000 EUR

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