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PROPERTY OF A LADY
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A SET OF BRONZE FIGURES OF BOSATSU (BODHISATTVAS)
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Both of finely cast bronze with separately worked accouterments, Monju
(Manjusri), representing wisdom and enlightenment, seated on a lion and
holding a scroll and nyoi scepter, and Fugen (Samantabhadra), representing
virtue and diligence, holding a stem of lotus and a wish-granting jewel
4 3/8in (11.1cm) high, the larger
$2,500 - 3,500

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TOMOTOSHI (ACTIVE CIRCA 1822)
A silver model of the bodhisattva Kannon (Avalokiteshvara)
Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1822
Cast and carved in silver as Kannon dressed in flowing robes standing on
a separately cast rocky ledge and carrying a fish in a woven basket, several
minogame (bushy-tailed tortoises) gathered at the base of the rock, signed
on the underside Tomotoshi and dated Bunsei mizunoe-uma toshi (1822)
4in (10.1cm) high
$4,000 - 5,000

Provenance
Purchased from Orientations Gallery, New York, May 15, 2011

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