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A giltwood lacquered Buddhist figure of Amida Nyorai Late 17th/early 18th century
11 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £6,600 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA giltwood lacquered Buddhist figure of Amida Nyorai
Late 17th/early 18th century
Represented standing with his hands in abhaya and varada mudra on a lotus pedestal, supported on an elaborate galleried and stepped base with finials in the form of seated shishi, carved in relief with panels enclosing shishi, minogame and a tiger. 93½cm (36¾in) high.
Represented standing with his hands in abhaya and varada mudra on a lotus pedestal, supported on an elaborate galleried and stepped base with finials in the form of seated shishi, carved in relief with panels enclosing shishi, minogame and a tiger. 93½cm (36¾in) high.
Footnotes
木造漆箔阿弥陀如来立像 17世紀後期/18世紀前期
The panels on the elaborate base represent three of the four Shijin, the guardians of the cardinal points, generally shown as a dragon, phoenix, tiger and tortoise.
























