A GILT AND POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF DAKINITEN, MUROMACHI-EARLY EDO PERIOD
拍卖行: Galerie Zacke
专场: 日本艺术精选专场:秋季版
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A GILT AND POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF DAKINITEN, MUROMACHI-EARLY EDO PERIOD Japan, 16th-17th century, late Muromachi (1333-1573) to early Edo period (1615-1868) Finely carved to depict Dakiniten riding a fox with the hind legs and bushy tail swept upward, atop a separately carved rockwork base, holding a short sword in her left hand and a jewel in the other, wearing loose-fitting robes richly decorated in gold hiramaki-e with lotus and cloud designs, the face with serene expression, the hair pulled up into a high chignon and secured by a plain tiara flanked by pierced metal appliques, backed by a circular metal halo with similar appliques. HEIGHT 12.3 cm With an old wooden and glass display case. Originally an ancient Hindu deity, Dakiniten was a man-eating demoness transformed by the Buddha Mahavairocana (Dainichi Nyorai) into a life-engendering divinity. She embodies powers of fertility that were invoked for imperial enthronement rituals in the Kyoto court, which led to her assimilation with the ancient Shinto fox deity, Inari.
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