A bronze of a seated priest on a wooden throne

Estimated Value:

800 € - 1.200 €

Result:

incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

Japan, Edo period
H. 20 (27) cm
Seated with legs crossed, his right hand holding a stick beating a drum shaped as a demon head, his left hand raised in the abhayamudra, wearing various garments including under skirt and a mantle covering both shoulders falling in wide pleats over body and legs and secured with a clasp over his left shoulder, his face displaying a meditative expression with downcast eyes below slightly arched eyebrows and his head topped with a high crown.
Collection of Prof. Dr Hermann Schröder (1902-1991), Aachen, and expanded by his family - Signs of age, slightly corroded

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