A Japanese grey sandstone stele
Edo period
carved with a figure of Buddha Amitabha seated in dhyanasansa with arms folded in dhyanamudra, a contemplative expression with gentle smile and wearing a loose robe, on his right a figure of the monk Kobo Daishi (弘法大師) depicted holding his dorje and rosary, both are seated beneath an overhanging gable, raised on a pedestal base carved with scrolling leaf motifs, 57cm wide 22cm deep 76cm high
carved with a figure of Buddha Amitabha seated in dhyanasansa with arms folded in dhyanamudra, a contemplative expression with gentle smile and wearing a loose robe, on his right a figure of the monk Kobo Daishi (弘法大師) depicted holding his dorje and rosary, both are seated beneath an overhanging gable, raised on a pedestal base carved with scrolling leaf motifs, 57cm wide 22cm deep 76cm high
Estimate:
AU$ 5,000 - 6,000
£3,200 - 3,900
US$ 4,900 - 5,900
£3,200 - 3,900
US$ 4,900 - 5,900
Footnotes
- Provenance: Okunoin Temple, Mt Koya-san.
Category: Furniture / Australian Colonial Furniture and Australiana
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James Hendy
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Australia
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Australian Colonial Furniture and Australiana
Dalia Stanley
Bonhams
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76 Paddington Street
Sydney,
2021
Australia
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Australian Colonial Furniture and Australiana