Lot 268
A Wood Sculpture of Jizo Bosatsu (Ksitigarbha), Kamakura/Momoyama Period, 14th-16th Century
Lot 268 Details
A Wood Sculpture of Jizo Bosatsu (Ksitigarbha), Kamakura/Momoyama Period, 14th-16th Century
日本 镰仓/桃山时期 木雕地藏菩萨立像
Of hollow construction and applied with coloured pigments, the eyes and byakugo (forehead urna) inlaid with glass, the hands positioned to hold the hoju (treasure jewel) and shakujo (staff), both missing, wearing a gilt metal necklace and standing on a lotus pedestal raised above rockwork on a rectangular base; possibly later replaced 17th/18th century head
overall including stand height 33.1 in — 84 cm
Estimate $8,000-$10,000
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Provenance:
A Private Toronto Estate.
Previously part of a collection from Chedington-on-the-Lake, a large English Tudor manor house in Roches Point, Lake Simcoe, Ontario.
多伦多私人遗产珍藏
曾属位于安大略省锡姆科湖罗切斯岬的大型英国都铎王朝式庄园Chedington-on-the-Lake的收藏品的一部分
Note:
An example with an almost identical body and base sold at Christie's London, November 8, 2011, lot 63
非常类似一例请参考伦敦佳士得2011年11月8日，拍品编号63
For further information on the history of this art form, please see our blog "Japanese Wooden Buddhist Sculptures".
Christie's London, November 8, 2011, lot 63
"Japanese Wooden Buddhist Sculptures", Waddington's
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