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A SEATED WOOD FIGURE OF NYOIRIN KANNON For a similarly delicate small-scale image (32.7cm high) of the wish-
Kamakura period (1185-1333), 13th/14th century granting Kannon, dated 1275, compare an example in Nara National
Constructed in yosegizukuri (joined-block) technique and Museum (formerly in the Tennojii Temple, Osaka; multiple images
decorated in gilt over lacquer, the figure is shown in the posture accessible at https://www.narahaku.go.jp/collection/v-1070-1.html).
of rajalilasana(royal ease), the right knee raised to support the right
arm, the right cheek resting gently against the knuckles of the right
hand, the robes loosely draped over the shoulders falling in folds
across the lap, the hair gathered up in a high topknot and framed
by a narrow crown, with gilt- metal crown, bracelets, and necklace
adorned with glass beads, the eyes and urna inlaid in glass
17in (43.1cm) high

$18,000-25,000
Provenance
Purchased from Hiroshi Yanagi Oriental Art, Kyoto, 2008

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