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A zushi (portable Buddhist shrine) Late Edo period/Meiji era (19th century)
18 March 2015, 13:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$6,250 inc. premium
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A zushi (portable Buddhist shrine)
Late Edo period/Meiji era (19th century)
With two hinged doors, the interior carved in relief with Amida Buddha seated on a lotus pedestal beneath a canopy and flanked by the bodhisattvas Kannon and Seishi, on the reverse of the doors the bodhisattvas Monju and Fugen seated on their respective lion and elephant mounts, the details picked out in gold with occasional red and black accents, the exterior plain wood, the metal hinges in the form of butterflies
1 1/8 x 4 5/8 x 3 5/8in (3 x 11.7 x 9.3cm) [closed]
With two hinged doors, the interior carved in relief with Amida Buddha seated on a lotus pedestal beneath a canopy and flanked by the bodhisattvas Kannon and Seishi, on the reverse of the doors the bodhisattvas Monju and Fugen seated on their respective lion and elephant mounts, the details picked out in gold with occasional red and black accents, the exterior plain wood, the metal hinges in the form of butterflies
1 1/8 x 4 5/8 x 3 5/8in (3 x 11.7 x 9.3cm) [closed]
Footnotes
A similar portable shrine sold at Christie's London, Japanese Art and Design, 20 June 2001, lot 21.