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303 303Y Ф
194 | BONHAMS A LARGE SECTIONAL IVORY AND BONE
BUDDHIST SHRINE
By Yushu/Hirokata, Meiji (1868-1912)
or Taisho era (1912-1926),
late 19th/early 20th century
The densely carved and incised temple-
like structure centered by a pair of hinged
reticulated double doors, opening to reveal
within a seated conventional Buddhist
triad in front a ritual offering on a stand,
supported on a high-stepped, balustraded
and galleried octagonal base, engraved with
writhing dragons and lotus leaves, the roof
surmounted by a finial in the form of a Amida
Nyorai seated in meditation with his hands in
dhyana mudra; signed on the base in a red-
lacquer reserve Yushu/Hirokata.
76.5cm x 33.5cm (30 1/8in x 13¼in).

£1,500 - 2,000
JPY210,000 - 280,000
US$1,900 - 2,500

IVORY OKIMONO
Property from a Belgian
Private Collection
(Lots 304-315)

304Y Ф
AN IVORY FIGURE OF GAMA SENNIN
Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Standing on one foot, holding a mugwort hat
in one hand and supporting a child on his
back with the other while three toads clamber
up his legs: signed illegibly on the base in a
red-lacquer reserve.
19.7cm (7¾in) high.

£800 - 1,000
JPY110,000 - 140,000
US$990 - 1,200

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.