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A PAIR OF GUARDIAN SCULPTURES
Kamakura period (1185-1333), 13th/14th century
Two of the Juni Shinsho (12 Divine Generals protecting Yakushi
Nyorai) standing on rocks, each of carved and assembled wood,
shown dressed in Chinese-style armor, one with a trident and a vajra,
the hems of their garments and scarves flowing as if blown by wind,
each bearing a fierce expression with inlaid glass eyes, the left figure
with a rooster head on the crown of his helmet, identifying him as
Shindara, the right figure with a flame-like hair surrounding the head
of a dog, associated with Shotora, each with traces of pigment
26 3/8in (67cm), including stand, the largest

$15,000 - 20,000

PROPERTY FROM THE ELIZABETH AND WILLARD CLARK
COLLECTION
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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,
running and clutching a handscroll in his left hand, the eyes inlaid in
reverse painted glass, fitted onto a simulated rock base
24 1/2 in (62.2cm) high

$2,000 - 3,000

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