A LARGE LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF KANNON BOSATSU, MUROMACHI PERIOD
拍卖行: Galerie Zacke
专场: 日本艺术精选专场:秋季版
拍品描述
A LARGE LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF KANNON BOSATSU, MUROMACHI PERIOD Japan, 15th-16th century, Muromachi period (1333-1573) Of yosegi (joined) construction, finely carved to depict Kannon standing in samabhanga with the right hand raised in abhaya mudra, dressed in voluminous robes cascading in richly carved folds, the serene face with heavy-lidded eyes inlaid in crystal with painted pupils below elegantly arched brows centered by a crystal-inlaid byakugo (urna), the hair pulled up into a high looped chignon and secured by a plain tiara. HEIGHT 66 cm Auction comparison: Compare a closely related wood figure of a Buddhist deity, dated Muromachi period, 15th-16th century, 63.2 cm high, at Christie’s, 21 March 2015, New York, lot 1106 (sold for USD 16,250 or approx. EUR 19,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing).
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