Japanese Shinto Shrine

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Devotional Objects Pre 1800: item #791228

Large Japanese Shinto Shrine with Copper tiled roof and Keyaki wood frame dating from the Edo age (c1800). Size: height 61" x width 45" x length 67"

EDO Japanese Rojin Sennin Buddhist Koro Incense Burner

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Devotional Objects Pre 1900: item #791099
KR-001

A very fine Buddhist Koro/Okimono Objet depicting Rojin or Buddhist Scholar on top of a Horse. Clearly dated back to Meiji Period. Authentic and in great condition as shown.

Measurements: Height x Width = 16.2 x 18 cm

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Zushi Temple Shrine from Edo or Meiji Period

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Devotional Objects Pre 1900: item #790896
938-7E-13

This piece has lots of cachet with its slender silhouette and heavy carved roof. It was originally a shrine but now we find that it's also a great display case. The roof isn't permanantly attached but it's sound and sturdy and will present heavy items without wobbling.
Dimensions:
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EDO 1700s Japanese Buddha Fudo Myo TRIAD Wood Statue

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Devotional Objects Pre 1700: item #788810
B-002

In artistic representations Fudou is generally shown either alone or flanked by Kongara and Seitaka to create the Fudou Triad (fudou sanzon) as represented. There are few examples of him accompanied by all eight of these attendants (Hachidai Douji). The dark patination achieved by the original polychrome colors has resulted into a shibui expression of the image. The Kohai or Mandorla is resting on Fudo Himself and has ... Click for details

Japanese Buddha Benten Gilt-Wood Zushi Shrine Statue

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Devotional Objects Pre 1700: item #788700
B-004

An early Edo (1600s) mystical gilt-wood image of Benten enshrined in a Lacquered Zushi. Advanced Patination due to age, some arms are missing but generally a very good preserved figure as it is.

A river goddess in Indian mythology. Her Sanskrit name "Sarasvat... Click for details

Japanese Wooden Evil Oni Meiji Hannya Wooden Mask Men

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Devotional Objects Pre 1900: item #788689
M-001

A Meiji~Taisho (1870s~1910)unique Natabori-style(Rough Hatchet carving) folk Japanese wooden Hannya Mask. Quite exposed to weather and has undergone obvious deep patination. Recommended for Natural Interiors with an Asian taste.

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Buddhist Tenjin Wooden Polychrome Statue Zushi Shrine

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Devotional Objects Pre 1900: item #788687
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A Meiji Period Votive Image of Buddhist Scholar Patron Saint - Tenjin.

Deceased individuals are sometimes deified and thereafter worshipped as Tenjin (lit. "heavenly spirit" or "heavenly god"). Shrines devoted to Michizane Sugawara (845 - 903 AD) and to Emperor ... Click for details

Japanese Buddhist Monk Priest KUKAI Kobo Daishi Statue

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Devotional Objects Pre 1900: item #788685
B-003

An Edo Clay Porcelain Statue of the Image of Kukai.

Kūkai (空海)or also known posthumously as Kōbō-Daishi (弘法大師), 774–835 CE was a Japanese monk, scholar, poet, and artist, founder of the Shingon or "True Wo... Click for details

Hossu, or Buddhist Fly Whisk with Netsuke

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Devotional Objects Pre 1910: item #788311
926-8D-496

This is a great mingei piece. It's a fly whisk with (probably deer or badger hair on a gnarled stick with several burls. It also has a little netsuke in the shape of a mukugyo, or wooden temple bell. An internet search for "hossu" provides information about the history of the tool, and its association with meditation. It can whisk away literal flies or nagging intrusions on one's meditation. This is an older piece dating from the Meiji period or earlier. The hair is getting a bit thin on t... Click for details

18th Century Japanese Lacquer Wood Pocket Shrine Zushi

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Devotional Objects Pre 1800: item #787631
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This exceptional Japanese gilded sandalwood Buddhist pocket shrine (“zushi”) contains figures of a standing Kannon and a seated Kobo Daishi which were carved in incredible detail. Edo period, ca. 1750. The simple exterior of the shrine was finished in black lacquer and covered with gold leaf, while the carved interior reveals the natural sandalwood. There is a kiri wood storage box (“tomobako”) which appears to be of later date. ... Click for details