The Phillip Allen Collection - 16th November 2023

Lot 1011

A JAPANESE ZUSHI SHRINE AND TWO BRONZE BUDDHIST FIGURES

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £403

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Description

A JAPANESE ZUSHI SHRINE AND TWO BRONZE BUDDHIST FIGURES
EDO AND LATER, 17TH CENTURY AND LATER

The portable shrine with typical curved doors opening to reveal a figure of Buddha Shakyamuni on an elaborate throne; together with a bronze seated figure of Budda Nyorai and a reticulated plaque depicting a multi-armed bodhisattva, the enlightened being holding many sacred objects and raised on a lotus throne with curling tendrils, the surface with traces of gilt, 11.3cm max. (3)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

Provenance: from the collection of Phillip Allen (1938-2022).