Details

A Satsuma Okimono [Sculptural Ornament]
Signed Dai Nihon Satsuma Kizan saku, Meiji period (late 19th century)
Modelled as a seated Buddha holding a rosary in his left hand, decorated in various coloured enamels and gilt on a crackled cream ground, the lotus seat on an octagonal base with hosoge [floral motifs]
30.5cm. high

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