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6151 6151
A LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF A SEATED BUDDHIST
6152 MONK
Muromachi (1333-1573), Momoyama (1573-1615), or Edo (1615-
6153 1868) period, 16th-17th century
68 | BONHAMS Carved and assembled from multiple pieces of wood, seated in formal
pose, the right hand raised, the left hand missing, with many areas of
pigment remaining
18 1/2in (47cm) high
US$5,000 - 6,000
6152
A SEATED WOOD FIGURE OF ONE OF THE JUO (TEN HELL
MAGISTRATES)
Muromachi period (1333-1573), 16th century
Carved and assembled from wood, seated formally and looking sternly
downward, wearing a large Chinese judge's cap, the eyes inlaid in
crystal, the robes flowingly carved, few traces of pigment remaining,
the hands and the front section of the robes missing; with a wooden
dais probably of the same date
15in (38cm) high without dais; 17 3/8in (44cm) high with dais
US$5,000 - 7,000
A similar figure is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, inv. no.
A10-1967 (http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O230942/one-of-the-ten-
judges-figure-unknown/)
6153
A WOOD FIGURE OF A NIO (GUARDIAN DEITY)
Muromachi period (1333-1573), 16th century
Standing in the characteristic pose of a Buddhist guardian, the mouth
slightly open uttering the syllable a, the face beneath a dramatic
coiffure, the deeply slanted eyebrows looking downward creating
a ferocious expression, the right hand raised with fingers bent and
the left hand lowered with fingers held horizontal, part of the left foot
missing, the simple, vigorous carving originally covered in pigment of
which very few traces remain, a few characters in ink partly visible on
the reverse; with a modern wood stand
22 1/4in (56.6cm) high
US$10,000 - 15,000
