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19TH CENTURY
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A CARVED BOXWOOD FINGER CITRON-FORM HANDLING OBJECT
19TH CENTURY
The handling object is carved in imitation of a finger citron (or ‘Buddha’s fingers’), with the many ‘fingers’ curled inwards. Together with another carved boxwood finger citron-form handling object, 18th century, similarly carved, but with a small segment of the branch at the top; and a rootwood handling object, 18th century, the root curled around a small stone.
4 ½, 2 7/8 and 3 1/8 in. (11.4, 7.3 and 7.9 cm.) long
19TH CENTURY
The handling object is carved in imitation of a finger citron (or ‘Buddha’s fingers’), with the many ‘fingers’ curled inwards. Together with another carved boxwood finger citron-form handling object, 18th century, similarly carved, but with a small segment of the branch at the top; and a rootwood handling object, 18th century, the root curled around a small stone.
4 ½, 2 7/8 and 3 1/8 in. (11.4, 7.3 and 7.9 cm.) long
Provenance
Rootwood handling object: by repute, David Kidd (1926-1996) Collection, Japan.
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