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              A VERY LARGE AND ELABORATE LACQUERED WOOD PANEL WITH TENNIN
              (BUDDHIST ANGEL)
              Wood, brass and lacquer. Japan, Muromachi period or early Edo period

              A large rectangular panel with brass fittings with finely incised floral decorations.
              Depicted is a tennin, a buddhist angel, with beautiful large, well-carved wings.
              Her tail ends in elaborately carved feathers and her head is surrounded by a
              heavenly garland. Her body is accentuated with polychrome lacquer painting
              and the swirling clouds around her are lacquered in gold. She has a dignified
              expression, whilst she holds one of her defining attributes – a sho or ‘mouth
 61           organ’. The composition is well achieved with her body being elevated in front of
 A RARE POLYCHROME LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF A   HEIGHT 37.5 CM  the openwork clouds, creating an overwhelming three-dimensional effect. The
 RAKAN        wear to the polychrome painting and the facial expression hint at a very early work
 Wood and polychrome lacquer. Japan, Edo period or earlier  Condition: Severe flaking to lacquered layers and loss of details.   – museum quality.
 Cracking to wood and one repaired break through the detachable
  A rare and expressive polychrome-lacquered figure of a Rakan.   head. Possibly once was holding something in his right hand   LENGTH 172 CM, WIDTH 63 CM
 He is seated on a hollowed plinth, with one hand raised and the   (partial loss to the hand).
 other resting on his lap. His partially incised robes are flowing and   Provenance: From an Austrian private collection  Condition: Extraordinarily well-preserved condition, expected wear
 expressively carved, lacquered in green and red and accentuated   Provenance: From an important Austrian private collection, acquired before 1930
 with gold. The face is carved with astonishing detail and wit; the   Estimate EUR 1.500,-
 nose and lips sensitively sculpted with his two front teeth showing.   Starting price EUR 750,-  Estimate EUR 1.500,-
 Long pierced ears and the eyes are double inlaid with glass.   Starting price EUR 750,-






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