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3066 ANOTHER PROPERTY

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TWO WOOD FIGURAL MOUNTS FOR
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Late Muromachi period (16th century)
Carved as an elephant with six tusks, associated
with the bodhisattva Fugen (Samantabhadra),
and a Chinese lion, associated with the
bodhisattva Monju (Manjusri), each of the carved
and assembled pieces standing four-square and
caparisoned with lotus-form saddles, with traces
of gilt, gesso and polychrome pigments
17 1/4 and 16 1/2in (43.8 and 41.9cm) long
$4,000 - 6,000

Provenance
Purchased at Christie’s New York, Japanese
and Korean Art, Sale #1702, September 21,
2006, lot 229

PROPERTY FROM A CALIFORNIA
COLLECTOR

3067
A PAIR OF WOOD KOMA-INU
(GUARDIAN DOGS)
Muromachi period (14th/15th century)
Carved and assembled from multiple blocks
of cypress in expressive poses, each seated
on its rear haunches with its head slightly
turned, one with its mouth open to expose its
fangs and tongue, the mate with a single horn
and mouth clamped tight, the natural wood
grain now enhancing the coiling fur and with
traces of pigment
9 3/4 and 10 1/2in (24.4 x 26.5cm) high
$2,500 - 3,500

3068
A PAIR OF SETO KOMA-INU (SHRINE
GUARDIAN DOGS)
Muromachi period (14th/15th century)
Each seated on its rear haunches and freely
modeled with bushy tails, long curving manes
and rather grotesque facial features, one with
its mouth open and tongue slightly extended,
the other close-mouthed with a stern
expression, with incised details and covered
overall in a translucent yellowish-green glaze
With a wood storage box
6 7/8 and 7 1/8in (17.5 x 18cm) high
$6,000 - 8,000

OTHER PROPERTIES

3069
A PAIR OF POLYCHROMED WOOD SHISHI
Edo period/Meiji era (19th century)
Each carved and assembled from cypress
wood, seated on its rear haunches and painted
with a fur coat of stylized black swirls and red
flame-like appendages accenting the legs, the
slightly turned head with exaggerated features
dominated by bulging eyes and a red-painted
mouth, one with its mouth closed, the other
open and with its tongue extended
11 7/8 and 12in (32.2 and 30.5cm)
$2,000 - 3,000