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A WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA BUDDHA
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
Carved and assembled wood, Amida seated with his hands in the
mida no jo-in (gesture of meditation), the robes lying in loose folds
across the legs and thrown over the left shoulder, lacquered and
with traces of gilt, the eyes inlaid in crystal, the urna now lost and the
jewel in the ushnisha a later replacement
12 1/8in (30.6cm) high

US$800 - 1,200
2100
A WOOD FIGURE OF AN ONI
Edo period (1615-1868), 17th/18th century
Carved and assembled in wood and painted in polychrome pigments
in the form of an oni dressed in red britches held up by a rope, the
imp shown running and clutching a handscroll in his left hand, the
eyes inlaid in reverse painted glass, fitted onto a rockwork base
24 1/2 in (62.2cm) high
US$4,000 - 6,000

2101
KOSHO (1534-1621)
A large wood figure of the Bodhisatva Jizo
Momoyama (1573-1615) or Edo (1615-1868) period, late 16th/
early 17th century
Of yosezukuri (joined-block) construction, the figure shown seated
half pendant on an elaborate rock base, the left hand holding a
sacred jewel and the right with a staff and finished in pigments and
gold lacquer, the eyes inlaid in crystal, the interior signed Kosho
Daibusshi, and inscribed with the address of the sculptor’s workshop
and the name of the donor who commissioned the work

US$15,000 - 20,000
A native of Kyoto and chief sculptor to the Toji Temple, Kosho seems
2101 to have been active primarily as a restorer of Buddhist statuary; new
works from his hand are rare.
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