Wonderful Japanese Antique Wooden Fu-dogs

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Sculpture Pre 1800: item #765625

Antique Japanese pair of lively koma inu (temple fudog guardians), carved of keyaki (elm) wood, left hand creature has mouth open showing teeth and has a curly mane, right hand creature with toothy grin and wavey mane, wonderful detail carving, fain remnants of pigment (mouth, eyes, and whiskers), Momoyama Period. Size of each: 17 1/2" high x 18" deep.

Stone Kukai Kobo Daishi Shingon Jizo Buddha Meiji

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Sculpture Pre 1920: item #764984
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Figurative stone depiction of a seated Kukai (774-835, known posthumously as Kobo Daishi), the right hand holding a vajra, Kobo Daishi's characteristic attribute, and the left hand forming the an-i-in mudra of appeasement. Late-Meiji/Taisho Era ca. 1920. Excellent condition.

Height: 22.8 cm
Width: 14.2 cm... Click for details

Stone Jizo Bosatsu bodhisattva Buddha Kannon Edo 18 c.

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Sculpture Pre 1800: item #764804
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Figurative depiction of a standing Jizo Bosatsu sculpted from a very dense volcanic stone, the hands pressed together in the gassho adoration mudra. Early- to mid-Edo Period ca. 1700. Minor old loss and surface pitting, with desirable overall softening of the lines and contours. Light lichen accumulation.

Height: 40.3 cm
Width of base: 17.2 cm... Click for details

Fine Image of Amida Nyorai Buddha, Momoyama-Edo

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Sculpture Pre 1700: item #764617
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Momoyama-early Edo period Amida Nyorai Buddha (Buddha of Infinite Life/Light). This wooden statue was made by "Joined-block Technique" (Yozeki Zukuri). Originally it was lacquered and gilded, and traces of this are still visible. Considering its age, this statue is in very good condition (only minor abrasions). Dimensions: H: 37.5cm, W: 27cm.

Stone Jizo Bosatsu bodhisattva Buddha Sadogashima Edo

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Sculpture Pre 1800: item #763638
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Figurative depiction of a seated Jizo Bosatsu, the right hand holding a shakujo (crozier) and the left a hoju (sacred jewel), sculpted from a large-grained sandstone. Mid- to late-Edo Period ca. 1775. Excellent condition, with overall softening of the lines and contours.

Height: 36.5 cm
Width: 23.2 cm... Click for details

Stone Jizo Bosatsu bodhisattva Buddha Kannon Edo 18 c.

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Sculpture Pre 1800: item #762518
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Stone depiction of a standing Jizo Bosatsu, the right handing holding a shakujo (crozier) and the left a hoju (sacred jewel). Clearly dated to the 16th year of the Genroku Era (1703), mid-Edo Period. Old loss to the upper right and left edges of the perimeter, as well as to the right hand. No repairs or alterations. Variegated lichen accumulation.

Height: 71.5 cm... Click for details

Stone Dosojin Shinto Road Guardian Jizo Buddha Edo

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Sculpture Pre 1800: item #761943
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Stone semi-figurative depiction of Dosojin in the form of two standing figures, both with hands in the gassho adoration mudra. Mid-Edo Period ca. 1750, possibly earlier. Old minor surface loss and pitting, with overall softening of the lines and contours.

Height: 21.5 cm
Width: 12.4 cm... Click for details

Early Meiji Maneki Neko, Japanese Beckoning Cat

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Sculpture Pre 1900: item #761160
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Early Meiji Maneki Neko (Beckoning Cat), believed to bring wealth and good luck, from the collection of a renowned author on and collector of Asian art. The fur is white with random black and orange patches. This tri-coloring is considered especially lucky. This belief may be related to the rarity of this coloring in the Japanese bobtail cats, after which the Maneki Neko is modeled. This coloring is called Mi-ke in Japanese, meaning three-fur. 7.5 inches, 19 cm tall.

Meiji Period Maneki Neko, Japanese Beckoning Cat

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Sculpture Pre 1900: item #761156
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Early Meiji Maneki Neko (Beckoning Cat), believed to bring wealth and good luck, from the collection of a renowned author on and collector of Asian art. The fur is white with random black and orange patches. This tri-coloring is considered especially lucky. This belief may be related to the rarity of this coloring in the Japanese bobtail cats, after which the Maneki Neko is modeled. This coloring is called Mi-ke in Japanese, meaning three-fur. 10 inches, 25.5 cm tall.

Meiji Period Gods of Fortune, Wooden Daikoku and Ebisu

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Sculpture Pre 1900: item #760728
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No symbol of good fortune is more widely recognized by the Japanese than the pairing of the God of Prosperity, Daikoku and his son Ebisu, the God of Fisherman who represents Virtue. This is a most wonderful Meiji Period rendering of this pair, of old and well-patinated wood. From the collection of a renowned author on and collector of Asian art. 8 inches, 20 cm tall.