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3070 PROPERTY FROM A CALIFORNIA COLLECTOR
A SMALL LACQUER AND SANDALWOOD ZUSHI (PORTABLE
SHRINE) WITH MATCHING LACQUER STAND 3071
Edo period (19th century) A GILT-WOOD FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
The double-door case with a nashiji ground and designed in gold Edo period (18th century)
and silver hiramaki-e with phoenix amid flowering tendrils and Dressed in elegant robes and seated in a pose of meditation with the
opening to a central figure of Kannon seated on a lotus pedestal left hand raised and the right held to the front (lacking attributes), the
and holding a lotus bud, the varada mudra (gift-granting gesture) aristocratic visage with inlaid crystal eyes and framed by a coiffure with
displayed in the other hand, all below a canopy of clouds extending a tall chignon fronted by a pierced gilt metal diadem; all supported on
to either side featuring miniature figures of the guardians of the four an elaborate lotus pedestal resting on a plinth of jagged rocks
directions, all finely carved in high relief with extensive gilt accents; 20 7/8in (53cm) high
the lacquer-decorated rectangular stand composed of three open $2,500 - 3,500
bays in the shape of upright lotus petals, the top also designed with
birds-and-flowers, gold and silver hiramaki-e lotus petals on a fine
nashiji ground on the lower section
4 1/2in (11.5cm) height of shrine
2 3/4 x 7 7/8 x 2 5/8in (7 x 20 x 6.7cm) dimensions of stand
$3,000 - 5,000

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