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516
A VOTIVE BOX AND COVER
Muromachi period (1333-1573), 15th/16th
century
Circular with a domed cover, the wood
core painted on the interior in polychrome
pigments and gilt, the interior of the cover
with Dainichi Nyorai (Mahavairocana) seated
on a lotus dais before a double flaming
nimbus, the interior of the box with an
elaborate lotus flower, the exterior black
lacquer
5 1/8in (13.51cm) diameter

$3,000-5,000
Provenance
516 Robert Moore Collection, sold, Christie’s,
London, The Bob Moore Collection of
Japanese Art and Design, November 5-7,
2007, lot 90

517
A GOLD LACQUER ZUSHI (MINIATURE
SHRINE)
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Cylindrical, set on a lotus pedestal, with a
domed roof surmounted by a sacred jewel
finial and constructed with hinged doors,
the interior with a lotus-bud cover enclosing
a wood sculpture of Kangiten, the pair of
elephant-headed gods in an embrace
10in (25.4cm) high, 2 3/4in (6.8cm) high
(sculpture)

$2,500 - 3,500
Provenance
Previously sold, Nagel Auctions, Stuttgart,
November 13, 2004, lot 2219

517 (two views)

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