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Stone Gorinto 5-Tiered Stupa Pagoda Muromachi 16 c.
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Pre 1700 item# 1144142 (stock# 465)
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Stone gorinto (lit. 5-tiered stupa) sculpted in four parts from a lightweight volcanic stone. Muromachi Period ca. 1500. Minor old loss. Variegated lichen accumulation.Height: 64 cm
Width/Depth of base: 19.5 cm The gorinto is a uniquely Japanese style of stupa comprising five geometric forms, which correspond (from bottom) to earth, water, fire, wind, and ethereal space. The Japanese Shingon sect of esoteric Buddhism views the gorinto as a symbol of Dai-Nichi Buddha, who, underlying all things, manifests himself in the five elements making up the physical world. Gorinto sculpted in four parts, the uppermost part comprising two of the five geometric forms, are far more uncommon than gorinto sculpted from a single stone. This sizable, sharply sculpted example shows a notable elongation of the uppermost two geometric forms, a stylistic feature seen on some, though not all, late-Muromachi-Period gorinto.
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Stone Sho-Kannon Bosatsu Bodhisattva Buddha Edo 18 c.
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Pre 1800 item# 1132362 (stock# 460)
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Stone depiction of a standing Sho-Kannon Bosatsu, the left hand holding a long-stemmed lotus blossom and the right hand forming the semui-in mudra of fearlessness. Clearly dated to the seventh year of the Hoei Era (1710), mid-Edo Period. Minor old loss to the upper portion of the overarching mandorla. Variegated lichen accumulation.Height: 64.8 cm
Width: 20.4 cm
Depth: 13.7 cm. Sho-Kannon Bosatsu is the essential manifestation of Kannon Bosatsu, the bodhisattva of compassion. This stone is a sizable, elegantly sculpted early-18th-century example.
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Stone Gorinto 5-Tiered Stupa Pagoda Nanbokucho 14 c.
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Pre 1492 item# 1131886 (stock# 459)
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Gorinto (5-tiered stupa) sculpted in one piece from tuff, a sedimentary stone composed largely of volcanic ash. Nanbokucho Period ca. 1350—1400. Minor old loss. Heavy lichen accumulation overall, with dark-brown dessicated insect egg-sac shells clustered on one of the four sides.Height: 45. 2 cm
Width: 17.4 cm
Depth: 15.8 cm. The gorinto is a uniquely Japanese style of stupa comprising five geometric forms, which correspond (from bottom) to earth, water, fire, wind, and ethereal space. The Japanese Shingon sect of esoteric Buddhism views the gorinto as a symbol of Dai-Nichi Buddha, who, underlying all things, is manifested in the five elements making up the physical world. This gorinto hails from Oita Prefecture's Kunisaki region, esteemed by Japanese collectors for the depth and quality of its sculptural tradition in stone. Highly collectible.
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Stone Dosojin Road Guardian Amida Kannon Muromachi 16 c
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Pre 1700 item# 1126178 (stock# 454)
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Dosojin road-guardian stone in the form of Kannon Bosatsu and Amida Nyorai standing side-by-side, the hands of Kannon bearing aloft a lotus-form dais and those of Amida forming the Amida Jo-in concentration mudra. Muromachi Period ca. 1550, possibly earlier. Very minor old loss.Height: 56.3 cm
Width: 40.5 cm
Depth: 23.0 cm. Dosojin is the Japanese Shinto manifestation of an originally Chinese Taoist deity charged with guarding the border between this world and hell. Believed to obstruct the passage of evil spirits and gods of disease into human communities, Dosojin is associated particularly with roads, crossroads, mountain passes, village boundaries, and travel generally. By the mid-Edo Period ca. 1750, the most commonly observed form of Dosojin is a human male/female couple standing or seated side by side. Earlier examples, on the other hand, feature two Buddhist deities standing or seated side-by-side. Jizo Bosatsu, as the honjibutsu, or Buddhist counterpart, of Dosojin, is the deity most commonly depicted in the case of Buddhist-style Dosojin stones. The piece offered herein, depicting the Raigo form of Kannon Bosatsu and Amida Nyorai, is an intriguing departure from the norm. Dosojin stones have a talismanic, as opposed to memorial, function and are therefore avidly sought out by collectors of stone in Japan. This is an outstanding example of type, impressively scaled and elegantly sculpted, with significant age.
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Stone Kukai Kobo Daishi Shingon Priest Edo 19 c.
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Pre 1900 item# 1124063 (stock# 453)
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Seated stone depiction of Kukai (774–835, known posthumously as Kobo Daishi). Clearly dated on the back to the second year of the Kouka Era (1845), late-Edo Period. Very minor old loss.Height: 28 cm
Width: 26.5 cm
Depth: 15.5 cm. Founder of the Japanese Shingon sect of esoteric Buddhism and attributed with the creation of the kana syllabary still used today in written Japanese, Kobo Daishi is among Japan's most revered cultural heroes. Stone depictions of Kobo Daishi are relatively uncommon; this is a charmingly stylized example of type.
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