Japanese Works of Art - 13th November 2025
Lot 899
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Estimate £800 - £1,200
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Description
ANONYMOUS
RAIGŌ JIZŌ BOSATSU (THE WELCOME DESCENT OF JIZŌ BOSATSU)
PROBABLY EDO, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
A Japanese kakejiku (hanging scroll painting), in ink, colours, and gold on silk, the Buddhist Protector of children depicted descending from the heavens, holding a staff topped with two deities' heads; with an ornate beaded necklace and dressed in monastic robes, raised on a double lotus pedestal and scrolling clouds; 98cm x 42cm.
Provenance: an English private collection.