Japanese Works of Art - 12th November 2019
Lot 280
A JAPANESE LACQUER AND GILT WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAI EDO PERIOD OR LATER
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £650
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Description
A JAPANESE LACQUER AND GILT WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAI
EDO PERIOD OR LATER, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY
His eyes downcast and with a serene expression, a bead amongst his knotted hair signifying spiritual elevation, ushnisa, and another representing the urna on his forehead, the figure wearing long flowing robes loosely draped across his torso, seated in padmasana with his hands resting before him in the mudra of meditation, 19.8cm.