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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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A Large Shrine (Zushi)
Edo period (19th century)
The rectangular case containing the bodhisattva Sho Kannon (Avalokitesvara) seated on a raised dais before a large flame-shaped mandorla carved with swirling clouds and fitted with a mirror in the center, the deity wearing a head piece of gilt metal and glass beads and holding attributes in multiple arms; interior structure with columns resembling Buddhist temple architecture
24 x 11½ x 9in. (60.8 x 29.1 x 22.8cm.)
Edo period (19th century)
The rectangular case containing the bodhisattva Sho Kannon (Avalokitesvara) seated on a raised dais before a large flame-shaped mandorla carved with swirling clouds and fitted with a mirror in the center, the deity wearing a head piece of gilt metal and glass beads and holding attributes in multiple arms; interior structure with columns resembling Buddhist temple architecture
24 x 11½ x 9in. (60.8 x 29.1 x 22.8cm.)