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562 - A STONE STELE WITH KANNON
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A STONE STELE WITH KANNON Japan, inscribed and dated 1692, Edo period H. 71 cm The horse-shoe shaped stele is carved in high relief with Kannon seated in rajalilasana on a lotus base, the right hand raised and supporting his head while the left is resting on his upper left leg, wearing various garments including underskirt and mantle covering his left shoulder, his face displaying a serene expression, his head topped with a crown and the upper register of the stele inscribed with characters: On the left, Ryōsui Shinnyo (a Buddhist name for a woman); on the right, Genroku go minshin nen... (the fifth year of the Genroku era, the year of the Water Monkey...); above the figure's head, illegible. From the private collection of Else and Max Brommer (1889-1955) in Stuttgart, assembled before 1955, and in the family’s possession ever since - Partly chipped and minor wear
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