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A WOOD HEAD OF DAINICHI NYORAI
Heian period (794-1185), 10th century
Carved from a single block of wood, the face with full lips, a flat,
broad nose, bulging eyes, and long open earlobes, the hair in a
topknot and finished with a narrow crown of circular beads, with
remains of old lacquer undercoat and traces of gilt, set into a modern
wood base
15 1/4in (38.7cm) high (head only), 17in (43.1cm) high on stand

$6,000-8,000
Published
Spink and Son, Ltd., ed., Oriental Art, A Portfolio of Collector’s
Pieces, London, 1967

596
A LACQUER KYOBON (SUTRA TRAY)
Muromachi period (1333-1573), 15th/16th century
The rectangular tray decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e, hirame
and inlays of mother-of-pearl, the interior with birds, butterflies, maple
leaves, and flowering plants, the exterior sides with katawa guruma
(carriage wheels in waves), all against a roiro-nuri ground, the rim
pewter
With a wood tomobako storage box
11 3/4 x 8 x 1 7/8in (29.8 x 21.3 x 4.7cm
$5,000 - 7,000

Provenance
Purchased from Orientations Gallery, New York, 1992

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