Lot Essay
For another standing figure of Buddha see Richard E. Fuller, Japanese Art in the Seattle Art Museum, exh. cat. (Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 1960), no. 36.
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HEIAN PERIOD (9TH-12TH CENTURY)
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Wood Standing Figure of Buddha
Heian Period (9th-12th century)
Of single-block (ichiboku) construction, face and musculature of the torso articulated by the wood grain and arcs of low-relief carving, the mantle carved in low relief over the shoulders and below the torso ending in a raised ridge over the right forearm
37in. (94cm.) high
Heian Period (9th-12th century)
Of single-block (ichiboku) construction, face and musculature of the torso articulated by the wood grain and arcs of low-relief carving, the mantle carved in low relief over the shoulders and below the torso ending in a raised ridge over the right forearm
37in. (94cm.) high