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A Japanese wooden sculpture of Bodhisattva Kannon Senju, Edo period, 18th Century.

Estimate
30 000 - 50 000 SEK
2 650 - 4 420 EUR
2 720 - 4 530 USD
Hammer price
Unsold
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A Japanese wooden sculpture of Bodhisattva Kannon Senju, Edo period, 18th Century.

A large standing figure of Kannon Senju, with 16 arms that represents its compassion. The primary arms in Anjali mudra, praying, the lower ones holding an alms bowl. The Boddhisattva is standing on a double lotus throne on top of a coarse rockwork resting on a squre plinth. Behind the figure a mandorla. Height 65 cm.

Minor wear, damages.

Provenance

From a Swedish private collection, acquired in the 1990's.

Literature

Federic, Louis: Buddhism, 1955. Page 164-165.

More information

Symboliken i basen är att ur en karg och stenig botten växer renhet och sanning fram i form av lotusblomman.