A FINE JAPANESE KOMAI-STYLE MODEL OF A TWO-TIERED PAGODA c.1910-15 Elaborately decorated in gold...

A FINE JAPANESE KOMAI-STYLE MODEL OF A TWO-TIERED PAGODA

c.1910-15

Elaborately decorated in gold nunome zogan, the base decorated with panels containing landscapes and flowerheads on a dense diaper ground, both registers with railings and with a pair of hinged doors opening to reveal drawers, with further panels of flowers, birds and landscapes on a ground of karakusa scrolls, flowerheads and diaper pattern, with typical sloping roofs decorated with four dragons, one with a tama, the upper section with four phoenix and surmounted with a tall stupa, with four link chains connecting it to the edges, with small bells hung at the corners, 23cm.

Provenance: from the Weber Family collection, Bristol. Acquired in the early 20th century.

Cf. J Earle, Splendors of Imperial Japan, Arts of the Meiji Period from the Khalili Collection, p.86-87, no.37 for a two-storey shrine by the Komai workshop.