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A CHINZO (WOOD PORTRAIT
SCULPTURE OF A MONK)
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
Carved and assembled from wood, the figure
bearing a stern expression and standing in
flowing robes and formal shoes, the hands
held at the chest to hold attributes, now lost,
the eyes inlaid in crystal, traces of gesso and
pigment, set on gilt-wood lotiform base
22 1/2 in (57.2cm) high including base

US$4,000 - 6,000
1208
PAIR OF HITEN (APSARA) ANGELS
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th-19th century
Carved and assembled in wood and
decorated in lacquer, pigment and gilt, each
in flowing robes and scarves, the foreheads
inlaid with a wood urna
22 1/2in (57.1cm) high
US$1,500 - 2,500 1208

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