A small polychrome wood figure of Aizen Myo-o (Ragaraja) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century The multi-armed deity seated cross legged, his garment draped over his left shoulder and falling over his lap in folds, decorated with dharma wheels and scrolling vines, the hair in an upswept style with flamelike tresses finished with a narrow crown and the head of a shishi, applied with metal jewelry with glass beads, the figure seated on a lotus base supported by a multi-tier stand, and with a circular nimbus decorated with two lotus flowers surrounded by flames 3 1/8in (7.8cm) high (figure only) 5 3/8in (13.5cm) high overall Fußnoten Provenance Paul Chevallier, sold Durand-Ruel, February 8-13, 1904, lot 39 Charles Gillot (1853-1903), sold, Christie's, Paris, Ancienne Collection Charles Gillot March 4-5, 2008, lot 401
A small polychrome wood figure of Aizen Myo-o (Ragaraja) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century The multi-armed deity seated cross legged, his garment draped over his left shoulder and falling over his lap in folds, decorated with dharma wheels and scrolling vines, the hair in an upswept style with flamelike tresses finished with a narrow crown and the head of a shishi, applied with metal jewelry with glass beads, the figure seated on a lotus base supported by a multi-tier stand, and with a circular nimbus decorated with two lotus flowers surrounded by flames 3 1/8in (7.8cm) high (figure only) 5 3/8in (13.5cm) high overall Fußnoten Provenance Paul Chevallier, sold Durand-Ruel, February 8-13, 1904, lot 39 Charles Gillot (1853-1903), sold, Christie's, Paris, Ancienne Collection Charles Gillot March 4-5, 2008, lot 401
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