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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Devotional Objects: Pre 1700: Item # 1486547

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Zentner Collection
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5757 Horton Street
Emeryville, CA 94608
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Antique Japanese carved wooden figure of a fu-dog (fu-lion) guardian. Traces of paint and gold guilt remain. The underside has writing in ink and a translation which reads: "This pair of Foo-lions was donated to the gate of Myoken Nichiren Shrine in Noma village of the province of Sesshu (near Osaka) on the date of 9th May, 7th year of Genroku ra. (1694 AD) by Gendo Ujihiro Inoue for his memory of accomplishment of repeating "Nichiren" prayer 300 times."

Dimensions: 10" high x 9" long x 6 1/2" wide