Lot 78
Lot 78
EDO PERIOD (18TH - 19TH CENTURY)

A gilded-wood figure of Nyoirin Kannon (Cintamani-chakra-Avalokiteshvara)

Price Realised USD 2,500
Estimate
USD 3,000 - USD 4,000
Closed: 20 Oct 2015
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EDO PERIOD (18TH - 19TH CENTURY)

A gilded-wood figure of Nyoirin Kannon (Cintamani-chakra-Avalokiteshvara)

Price Realised USD 2,500
Closed: 20 Oct 2015
Price Realised USD 2,500
Closed: 20 Oct 2015
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A gilded-wood figure of Nyoirin Kannon (Cintamani-chakra-Avalokiteshvara)
Edo period (18th - 19th century)
The figure with six arms modeled in wood in the jointed-wood technique (yosegi) as Nyoirin Kannon, The "Bodhisattva who grants desires", shown seated in the posture of "royal ease" with the left leg folded horizontally to expose the sole of the foot, on which the right foot rests, the eyes inlaid in crystal
20 ½ in. (52.1 cm.) high with stand
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