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A LARGE BRONZE AND ENAMEL ZUSHI (PORTABLE SHRINE)
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
The rectangular case with a domed roof and a loop handle of confronted
dragons, decorated on the sides and back with an etched design of a
rain dragon chasing a sacred jewel in swirling clouds, the hinged doors
decorated with floral medallions in colored enamels opening to reveal a
seated wood figure of Buddha dressed in monk’s robes decorated with
scrolling lotus in gold lacquer, the figure seated on a lotus riser, the interior of
the case gilt and finished with a canopy of rolling clouds
17 1/2in (44.5cm) high, the cabinet, 8 3/4in (22.2cm) high, figure only
$8,000 - 12,000

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A LATER KEI SCHOOL ZUSHI WITH THREE DEITIES
By Koun, Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1746
The black-lacquer cabinet with hinged doors opening to reveal figures
of Fudo Myo-o flanked by Nyorai Kojin, and Aizen Myo-o, all carved
and assembled in wood and painted in pigments and gilt, with applied
jewelry and accouterments and set on a multi-tiered dais, inscribed on the
underside of the cabinet

Fudo Myo-o, Nyorai Kojin, Aizen Myo-o sanzon
559 (reverse) Rakuyo Shichijo Daibutsu suji Unkei chakuden juhachi-sei
Kyosai Rokujo Tenshi seisakusha Daibusshi Kouun
Enkyo ninen saku

(A triad of Fudo Myo-o, Nyorai Kojin, and Aizen Myo-o, made by the
Buddhist sculptor Koun of Tenshi, Rokujo, Western Kyoto, 18-generation
direct descendant of the great sculptor Unkei [circa 1150-1223) of Shichijo,
Kyoto, 1745)
Fudo: 16 1/2in (41.9cm); Aizen: 13 1/8in (33.3cm); Nyorai Koujin: 12 1/2in
(31.8cm) high; Cabinet: 22 x 21 3/4 x 10 1/4in (55.8 x 55.2 x 26cm)

$6,000 - 8,000

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