A GILT- , BLACK- AND RED LACQUERED WOOD PORTABLE SHRINE

Estimated Value:

600 € - 1.000 €

Schätzpreis:

330 €

Description:

Japan, late Edo period
H. 29,2 cm
The inside of the shrine displaying three bosatsu’s, each standing on a lotus rising from the waters, each wearing various garments including underskirt and a mantle, their faces displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes, their hairdos combed in a chignon, the shrine with a pair of hinged doors set with metal mountings and a lock ornamented with floral motifs.
Collection Dr. Rainer Kreissl (1924 - 2005) - Important Southern German private collection, collected before 1990 - Partly chipped

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