Japanese Works of Art - 15th November 2022
Lot 167
A JAPANESE LACQUERED WOOD CARVING OF TENJIN
Estimate £400 - £600
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Description
A JAPANESE LACQUERED WOOD CARVING OF TENJIN
EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
The Shinto God of Learning typically depicted seated, holding a tablet before him, wearing polychrome robes decorated with chrysanthemum and paulownia mon, his headdress with a metal ribbon at the top, raised on a rectangular plinth imitating rockwork, the base of the figure with lines of calligraphy, 46cm. (2)