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Wooden Ebisu Shichifukujin Seven Lucky Gods Shinto Edo
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Pre 1700 item# 1055116 (stock# 381)
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Ebisu seated on a rock-form dais with a sea bream tucked under the left arm, the entirety sculpted from a single block of wood. Edo Period ca. 1700. Fire damage to the entire surface, old loss, and a repair.Height, including rock-form dais: 15.3 cm
Width of dais: 10.8 cm
Depth of dais: 8.4 cm. A strongly sculpted piece, the original polychrome transformed into a roughly textured mottled-black coat, apparently the result of a close-raging fire. The sea bream has been re-attached at the gut and its tail has gone missing. An extremely interesting piece, arguably enhanced by time's ravages. EMS airmail shipping and insurance for most destinations worldwide: US$16.
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Stone Double-Jizo Bosatsu Dosojin Buddha Edo 19 c.
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Pre 1837 VR item# 1039544 (stock# 376)
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Stone depiction of two Jizo Bosatsu figures standing side by side, the hands of one forming the gassho adoration mudra and those of the other bearing aloft the sacred jewel. Late-Edo Period ca. 1825. Minor old loss. Variegated lichen accumulation.Height: 43.5 cm
Width: 23.1 cm
Depth: 19.9 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. Dosojin stones oftentimes take the form either of two Jizo Bosatsu figures—Dosojin's honjibutsu, or Buddhist counterpart, is Jizo Bosatsu—or, less often, of two Amida Buddha figures standing or seated side by side. Traditionally held to be talismanic, Dosojin stones are avidly sought out by collectors in Japan. A notably charming example of this desirable genre of Japanese stone sculpture. (For additional examples of Dosojin stones in the double-Jizo style, please see our stock #102 and stock #374.)
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Stone Double-Jizo Bosatsu Dosojin Buddha Edo 18 c.
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Pre 1800 item# 1038698 (stock# 374)
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Stone depiction of two Jizo Bosatsu figures standing side by side, both with hands in the gassho adoration mudra. Mid-Edo Period ca. 1750. Old loss, most notably to the upper-right perimeter, and overall softening of the lines and contours. Light lichen accumulation.Height: 45.6 cm
Width: 28.0 cm
Depth: 15.2 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. Dosojin stones oftentimes take the form either of two Jizo Bosatsu figures—Dosojin's honjibutsu, or Buddhist counterpart, is Jizo Bosatsu—or, less often, of two Amida Buddha figures standing or seated side by side. Traditionally held to be talismanic, Dosojin stones are avidly sought out by collectors in Japan. A notably charming example of this desirable genre of Japanese stone sculpture. (For additional examples of Dosojin stones in the double-Jizo style, please see our stock #102 and stock #376.)
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Stone Koma-Inu Pair Shi-Shi Jizo Kannon Taisho/Showa
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Pre 1920 item# 1038449 (stock# 373)
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Koma-Inu pair hand-sculpted in a volcanic-ash-based sedimentary stone. Taisho/early-Showa Period ca. 1920–1940. Very minor old loss. Light lichen accumulation.Ah (mouth open):
Height: 29.0 cm
Width: 10.6 cm
Depth: 19.3 cm Un (mouth closed):
Height: 29.8 cm
Width: 10.7 cm
Depth: 18.7 cm An exceptionally well-executed pair, diminutively scaled, and in excellent condition. The three characters incised on the bottom-left rear of the Un piece's rectangular base read "Sun-sei-saku" (sculpted by Sunsei).
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Stone 33 Kannon Bosatsu Bodhisattva Buddha Edo 19 c.
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Pre 1837 VR item# 1020432 (stock# 365)
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Stone depiction of one of Kannon Bosatsu's 33 forms. Dated to the Bunka Era (1804–1818), late-Edo Period. Minor old loss. Light lichen accumulation.Height: 46.6 cm
Width: 19.3 cm
Depth: 16.8 cm According to the Lotus Sutra, Kannon Bosatsu has 33 different forms. The Japanese characters for "No. 25" incised beneath the figure indicate that this piece originally formed part of a complete set of 33 Kannon stones. A well-executed piece with a lovely face. Uncommon.
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