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THB18th C. Japanese Edo Wood Figure - Shotoku Taishi
Lot 149f
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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East Asia, Japan, middle Edo Period, ca. 18th century CE. An elaborate hand-carved wooden depiction of Prince Shotoku Taishi (574 to 622 CE), a fervent patron of Buddhism in Japan. He stands atop a lotus flower base, wears a flowing robe with oversized sleeves and a train on the verso, displays intricate curving foliate motifs on his chest and skirt, holds both hands as if grasping his traditional censer, and has a sword scabbard tied to his waist. His head boasts rounded cheeks flanking thin lips and a bulbous chin, a slender nose, narrow eyes beneath thin brows, and cupped ears, all beneath a circular cap with a cylindrical finial. The princely figure is embellished with thick white, red, green, and black pigment, and the lotus base is adorned in hues of green and white. Size: 4.8" W x 12.75" H (12.2 cm x 32.4 cm)
A stylistically-similar example of a larger size hammered for $5,000 at Christie's, New York "The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Part V - European Decorative Arts, Carpets, Old Master Paintings and Asian Works of Art" auction (sale 11422, March 21, 2015, lot 1203): https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/a-japanese-wood-standing-figure-edo-period-5875341-details.aspx
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private New York, New York, USA collection
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#139221Losses to hands, one foot, areas of base, and verso. Original sword missing from scabbard. Surface wear to some raised areas, loosening to train on verso, chipping and fading to original pigmentation, with softening to some finer details, and a few stable fissures. Light earthen deposits, nice traces of original pigmentation, and fine patina throughout. Old inventory label beneath base.Condition
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