18th C. Japanese Edo Painted Wood Figure Shotoku Taishi
**Originally Listed At $1250**
East Asia, Japan, middle Edo Period, ca. 18th century CE. An elaborate hand-carved wooden depiction of Prince Shotoku Taishi (574 to 622 CE), a fervent patron of Buddhism in Japan. He stands atop a lotus flower base, wears a flowing robe with oversized sleeves and a train on the verso, displays intricate curving foliate motifs on his chest and skirt, holds both hands as if grasping his traditional censer, and has a sword scabbard tied to his waist. His head boasts rounded cheeks flanking thin lips and a bulbous chin, a slender nose, narrow eyes beneath thin brows, and cupped ears, all beneath a circular cap with a cylindrical finial. The princely figure is embellished with thick white, red, green, and black pigment, and the lotus base is adorned in hues of green and white. Size: 4.8" W x 12.75" H (12.2 cm x 32.4 cm)
A stylistically-similar example of a larger size hammered for $5,000 at Christie's, New York "The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Part V - European Decorative Arts, Carpets, Old Master Paintings and Asian Works of Art" auction (sale 11422, March 21, 2015, lot 1203): https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/a-japanese-wood-standing-figure-edo-period-5875341-details.aspx
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private New York, New York, USA collection
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#139221
Condition Report: Losses to hands, one foot, areas of base, and verso. Original sword missing from scabbard. Surface wear to some raised areas, loosening to train on verso, chipping and fading to original pigmentation, with softening to some finer details, and a few stable fissures. Light earthen deposits, nice traces of original pigmentation, and fine patina throughout. Old inventory label beneath base.
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**Originally Listed At $1250**
East Asia, Japan, middle Edo Period, ca. 18th century CE. An elaborate hand-carved wooden depiction of Prince Shotoku Taishi (574 to 622 CE), a fervent patron of Buddhism in Japan. He stands atop a lotus flower base, wears a flowing robe with oversized sleeves and a train on the verso, displays intricate curving foliate motifs on his chest and skirt, holds both hands as if grasping his traditional censer, and has a sword scabbard tied to his waist. His head boasts rounded cheeks flanking thin lips and a bulbous chin, a slender nose, narrow eyes beneath thin brows, and cupped ears, all beneath a circular cap with a cylindrical finial. The princely figure is embellished with thick white, red, green, and black pigment, and the lotus base is adorned in hues of green and white. Size: 4.8" W x 12.75" H (12.2 cm x 32.4 cm)
A stylistically-similar example of a larger size hammered for $5,000 at Christie's, New York "The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Part V - European Decorative Arts, Carpets, Old Master Paintings and Asian Works of Art" auction (sale 11422, March 21, 2015, lot 1203): https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/a-japanese-wood-standing-figure-edo-period-5875341-details.aspx
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private New York, New York, USA collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#139221
Condition Report: Losses to hands, one foot, areas of base, and verso. Original sword missing from scabbard. Surface wear to some raised areas, loosening to train on verso, chipping and fading to original pigmentation, with softening to some finer details, and a few stable fissures. Light earthen deposits, nice traces of original pigmentation, and fine patina throughout. Old inventory label beneath base.
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