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A CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF A SEATED
BUDDHA, NYORAI
JAPAN, MUROMACHI PERIOD, 15TH/16TH CENTURY
The carved Cypress wood figure with traces of gesso,
seated with hands in a mudra
22Ω in. (57.2 cm.) high
$5,000-7,000
PROVENANCE:
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.
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A PAIR OF CARVED WOOD MODELS OF
TEMPLE GUARDIAN DOGS, KOMA-INU
JAPAN, MUROMACHI PERIOD AND LATER, 14TH-19TH
CENTURY
Each model seated, carved of Cypress wood with curling
mane and flaring upright tail
16 in. (40.6 cm.) long, each (2)
$3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE:
Formerly with William H. Wolff, Inc., New York (by
repute).
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.
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