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A DATED GILT-WOOD FIGURE
OF YAKUSHI NYORAI
Muromachi period (1333-1573),
dedicated in 1557
The seated Buddha of Medicine of carved and
gilt wood, supported on a removable lotus
pedestal and backed by a kohai (nimbus),
the right hand raised in the semui-in (Sanskrit
abhaya, ‘fear not’) gesture, the left hand resting
on the knee palm upwards and holding a
medicine flask, the byakugo in the centre of the
forehead inlaid in crystal, the interior with a long
inscription in ink including the date Koji sannen
hinoto-mi kugatsu hi 弘治三年丁巳九月日
(the ninth month of 1557).
The figure: 28cm (11in) high;
overall: 49.5cm (19 1/2in) high. (3).

£10,000 - 15,000
JPY1,500,000 - 2,200,000
US$13,000 - 20,000

The most celebrated early example of this
classic icon, dating from the early Heian
period (794-1185), is the main image of
the Shin Yakushiji Temple in Nara.

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please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.