Japanese Works of Art - 20th May 2026

Lot 832

A JAPANESE PORTABLE BUDDHIST SHRINE

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £406

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Description

A JAPANESE WOOD GOSHINBUTSU (POCKET SHRINE)
EDO/MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY

In two halves and shaped as a lotus bud, opening to reveal minute carvings of Fudō Myō-ō to one side, the acolytes Seitaka Dōji and Kongara Dōji to the other; with details picked out in gilt and colours, each half 7.2cm. (2)

WITHOUT RESERVE