Page 82 - Fine Japanese Art Bonhams London May 2018

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BUDDHIST WORKS OF ART
Various Properties

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A DATED GILT-WOOD FIGURE
OF YAKUSHI NYORAI
Muromachi period (1333-1573), dedicated in
1557
The seated Buddha of Medicine of carved
and gilt wood, supported on a lotus pedestal
and backed by a kohai (nimbus), the right
hand raised in the semui-in (Sanskrit abhaya,
‘fear not’) gesture, the left hand resting
on the knee palm upwards and holding a
medicine flask, the byakugo in the centre of
the forehead inlaid in crystal, the interior with
a long inscription in ink including the date Koji
sannen hinoto-mi kugatsu hi (the ninth month
of 1557). The figure: 28cm (11in) high; overall:
49.5cm (19 1/2in) high. (3).

£7,000 - 8,000
JPY1,100,000 - 1,200,000
US$9,900 - 11,000

The most celebrated early example of this
classic icon, dating from the early Heian
period (794-1185), is the main image of the
Shin Yakushiji Temple in Nara.

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