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JAPANESE WORKS OF ART PROPERTY FROM THE JOYCE B. DOHENY TRUST
PROPERTY FROM A SAN FRANCISCO 9022
ESTATE, THE COLLECTION FORMED PRIOR TO THE 1970S A PAIR OF LACQUER DECORATED PAULOWNIA WOOD
HIBACHI
9019 W Meiji era
A LARGE PORTABLE BUDDHIST SHRINE (ZUSHI) Each of circular shape with thick rims, the sides decorated with a small
Edo period/Meiji era, 19th century bird flying away from leafy grape vines in gold and iro-e takamaki-e and
The red-lacquered case with a Tokugawa family crest (aoi mon) on pewter inlay, all reserved on a natural wood ground with a prominent
both of the hinged double doors applied with elaborate foliate-etched grain pattern, with painted red metal inserts (soiling, wear).
gilt metal fittings and opening to a standing figure of Amida Buddha 8 5/8in (22.2cm) high; 15in (38.2cm) diameter
flanked by Kannon and Seishi bodhisattvas in a raigo-like configuration
and accompanied by a figure of Jizo and Fudo-myoo, all raised on US$1,000 - 1,500
lotus pedestals and supported on an ornate, stepped plinth, an
additional pair of miniature guardian figures applied to the top of the 9023
balusters (portions assembled, some wear); together with a low black- A BURLWOOD NAGA-HIBACHI
lacquer stand. Meiji era
33 3/8in (85cm) height of shrine Kanto style, the right side with a stack of three small drawers,
flanked by a row of two small drawers across the lower section of the
US$3,000 - 5,000 rectangular body, with contrasting dark-stained wood edges and metal
pulls, with an interior copper liner now framed by a raised wood rim
PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS (corrosion, wear).
16 x 30 3/4 x 17 1/2in (40.4 x 78.2 x 44.2cm)
9020
A LACQUER DECORATED PORTABLE BUDDHIST SHRINE US$800 - 1,200
(ZUSHI)
20th century PROPERTY FROM ANOTHER OWNER
For the Nichiren sect of Buddhism, the double doors of the black-
lacquered case with floral-etched gilt metal fittings and opening 9024
to reveal a plaque inscribed namu myoho Renge-kyo set within a TWO DECORATIVE OBJECTS
reliquary-like structure and flanked by two bodhisattva figures seated The first Meiji era
on lotus pedestals and displaying the namaskara mudra (gesture of The first a bamboo smoking set, the pipe case carved with fruiting
reverence), each backed by individual almond-shaped mandorlas and persimmon branches on a herringbone ground and set with an
raised on an elaborate galleried and stepped plinth (some wear). incised stag-antler rim band, the single-section case decorated with
21 7/8in (55.5cm) height overall a frog partially concealed by a leaf, reversed by a fourteen-character
inscription, each with a maker’s mark; the second a patinated copper
US$1,200 - 1,800 seal paste box with a relief-carved phoenix and paulownia on a
granulated ground, with a signed tomobako.
8 1/4in (21.3cm) length of pipe case; 3 1/8in (8cm) diameter of box
9021 W US$400 - 600
A PAIR OF POLYCHROMED WOOD DEITIES
Edo period 9025
Probably depicting Raijin and Fujin, the gods of thunder and wind, the A SILK EMBROIDERED PANEL
first painted red and with one leg raised (lacking drums), the second of Meiji era
blue hue and striding forwards with his hands held to one side (lacking Executed in polychrome silk threads on a silk ground, depicting an
bag), each with demonic features and set into a separately carved imperial audience with a Chinese emperor and empress seated in
stand (losses, repairs). a landscape watching a pair of cranes while attended by numerous
45 1/4 and 43 1/4in (115 and 110cm) high courtiers, ladies-in-waiting and children; with a patterned blue silk
border and set within a gilt and black-lacquered wood frame.
US$5,000 - 7,500 39 3/4 x 36 1/8in (101 x 92cm) overall dimensions
US$800 - 1,200
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