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Auction archive: Lot number 552

A seated wood figure of Nyoirin Kannon

Estimate
US$18,000 - US$25,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 552

A seated wood figure of Nyoirin Kannon

Estimate
US$18,000 - US$25,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

A seated wood figure of Nyoirin Kannon Kamakura period (1185-1333), 13th/14th century Constructed in yosegizukuri (joined-block) technique and decorated in gilt over lacquer, the figure is shown in the posture of rajalilasana (royal ease), the right knee raised to support the right arm, the right cheek resting gently against the knuckles of the right hand, the robes loosely draped over the shoulders falling in folds across the lap, the hair gathered up in a high topknot and framed by a narrow crown, with gilt- metal crown, bracelets, and necklace adorned with glass beads, the eyes and urna inlaid in glass 17in (43.1cm) high Fußnoten Provenance Purchased from Hiroshi Yanagi Oriental Art, Kyoto, 2008 For a similarly delicate small-scale image (32.7cm high) of the wish-granting Kannon, dated 1275, compare an example in Nara National Museum (formerly in the Tennojii Temple, Osaka; multiple images accessible at https://www.narahaku.go.jp/collection/v-1070-1.html).

Auction archive: Lot number 552
Auction:
Datum:
11 Sep 2019
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

A seated wood figure of Nyoirin Kannon Kamakura period (1185-1333), 13th/14th century Constructed in yosegizukuri (joined-block) technique and decorated in gilt over lacquer, the figure is shown in the posture of rajalilasana (royal ease), the right knee raised to support the right arm, the right cheek resting gently against the knuckles of the right hand, the robes loosely draped over the shoulders falling in folds across the lap, the hair gathered up in a high topknot and framed by a narrow crown, with gilt- metal crown, bracelets, and necklace adorned with glass beads, the eyes and urna inlaid in glass 17in (43.1cm) high Fußnoten Provenance Purchased from Hiroshi Yanagi Oriental Art, Kyoto, 2008 For a similarly delicate small-scale image (32.7cm high) of the wish-granting Kannon, dated 1275, compare an example in Nara National Museum (formerly in the Tennojii Temple, Osaka; multiple images accessible at https://www.narahaku.go.jp/collection/v-1070-1.html).

Auction archive: Lot number 552
Auction:
Datum:
11 Sep 2019
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
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