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A SMALL CIRCULAR LACQUER PALM SHRINE A SMALL ROUNDED RECTANGULAR SHRINE AND A SMALL
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th/20th CIRCULAR PALM SHRINE
century Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th/20th
Lacquered on the exterior in silver and gold and decorated with century
a lotus blossom in gold hiramaki-e, the interior carved with the The first black lacquer, opening to reveal two carvings of a seated
Bodhisattvas Fugen (Samantabhadra) and Monju (Manjusri) on their Dainichi Nyorai, one holding his hands in the jo-in (meditation mudra),
respective vehicles (an elephant and a lion), decorated in polychrome the other in the chiken-in (“knowledge-fist” mudra), each decorated in
pigments and gilt, the background with gold lacquer simulating polychrome pigments and gilt, silver hardware; the second lacquered
kirikane black on the exterior, the interior carved with a seated figure of
2 1/2in (6.3cm) diameter Dainichi Nyorai and a lotus blossom
4 1/8in (10.5cm) high, the largest
US$1,000 - 1,500
US$1,200 - 1,800
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THREE MINIATURE ZUSHI (PORTABLE SHRINES)
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Each with double hinged doors, comprising a black-lacquer case
containing a standing figure of the Bodhisattva Kannon; a red-lacquer
case containing a standing figure of Shotoku Taishi; a black-lacquer
case containing a seated figure of Amida Buddha, all decorated in
polychrome pigments and gilt
2 5/8in (6.7cm) high, the largest
US$1,000 - 1,500

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