Sale 11930
New York
|
15 April 2016
Price realised
USD 13,750
Estimate
A pair of wood guardian dogs (koma-inu) Nambokucho - Muromachi period (14th - 15th century) Both carved with curlicue manes and tails, the mouths carved to articulate the mantra syllables ah and um, inset with crystal eyes, with traces of lacquer, polychrome pigments and gilt; set on raised rectangular plinths 13 ¾ in. (35 cm.) long each
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