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                                                             A GILT-BRONZE MODEL OF THE BUDDHA
                                                             Meiji era (1868-1912)
                                                             Cast as the Buddha at birth, the figure shown in flowing robes at
                                                             the waist and pointing to heaven and earth, supported by a lotiform
                                                             base, with traces of gilt
                                                             5 1/2in (14cm) high

                                                             $1,200 - 1,800
                                                             1185
                                                             A BRONZE MODEL OF AMIDA IN A ZUSHI (PORABLE SHRINE)
                                                             Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th/20th
                                                             century
                                                             The figure shown standing square with his hands held in the Raigo
                                                             gesture, the robes falling loosely across the shoulder and arms, the
                                                             black-lacquer shrine with hinged doors in the front and rear and fitted
                                                             with a lotus pedestal and hanging garlands
                                                             12 3/4in (32.3cm) high
                                                             $2,000 - 3,000

                                                             1186
                                                             A STANDING FIGURE OF AMIDA BUDDHA
                                                             Momoyama (1573-1615) or Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century
                                                             The figure shown standing with his hands in a mudra representing
                                                             one of the nine levels of re-birth ( kubon), the robes loosely draped
                                                             across the torso and hanging at the sleeves, eyes, and urna inlaid in
                                                             crystal or colored stone, with a later wood stand
                                                             38 1/4in (97.ccm) high (figure only)

                                                             $15,000 - 25,000




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