A GILT- AND BLACK-LACQUERED WOOD SHRINE (ZUSHI) CONTAINING A FIGURE OF NYORAI-KANNON

Description:

Japan, Edo period
H. 44 cm
Seated in rajalilasana on a lotus base placed on a throne, his principle hands supporting the ratna and originally an attribute, the other four arms radiating around his body, wearing dhoti, scarf draped around his body, gilt-metal necklace, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, inlaid urna at his forehead, his hair combed in a chignon secured with a metal tiara, flaming halo behind, placed within a shrine with a pair of hinged doors, the outside with metal mounting and lock, the shrine deprived of any painted decoration.
Old European private collection, assembled according to the owner before 2007 - Minor traces and minor damages due to age