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MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
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A TRAVELLING SHRINE, ZUSHI
meiji period, 19th century
The cylindrical form case lacquered on the exterior with two gold mon on the doors on a black lacquer ground, mounted on the exterior with bronze mounts incised with scrolling foliage, the interior with a gilt figure of Buddha standing on a lotus base raised on a tiered plinth, the hands raised before him, dressed in long draped robes, the face delicately painted, the hair arranged in tight curls surmounted by a domed ushnisha, all before a nimbus incised with circular form clouds
20½ in. (50.8 cm.) high
meiji period, 19th century
The cylindrical form case lacquered on the exterior with two gold mon on the doors on a black lacquer ground, mounted on the exterior with bronze mounts incised with scrolling foliage, the interior with a gilt figure of Buddha standing on a lotus base raised on a tiered plinth, the hands raised before him, dressed in long draped robes, the face delicately painted, the hair arranged in tight curls surmounted by a domed ushnisha, all before a nimbus incised with circular form clouds
20½ in. (50.8 cm.) high