Asian Art - 15th November 2017
Lot 734
A LARGE JAPANESE BLACK LACQUER PORTABLE SHRINE
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £350
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Description
A LARGE JAPANESE BLACK LACQUER PORTABLE SHRINE, ZUSHI
19TH CENTURY
The hinged double doors opening to a lacquered wood figure of the goddess Benzaiten playing the biwa, seated on a rocky outcrop raised on an elaborate throne, with minogame turtles at the corners, 51cm max.