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An Edo Pd. Japanese Travel Shrine - Zushi browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Devotional Objects: Pre 1837 VR: item # 585189
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| An interesting Japanese travel shrine - known as a zushi. This one has two sets of two doors and is almost hexagonal in shape. There is no figure inside - although the remains of a wooden base carved as a rocky crag are in the bottom. What makes this a most unusual piece is the four painted demons on the four doors - painted over gilt paint. We do not know enough about Buddhist iconography to say for sure whether they represent guardians of demons - but they are certainly colorful. The piece dates from the early 19th century and is in decent shape - some of the gilt paint is peeling - and the central figure is missing - yet it still has a commanding presence. The zushi measures 8 1/4" tall and is 4 1/4" diameter at top and bottom | ||||||||||||
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