A FINE JAPANESE LACQUERED ALTAR SHRINE WITH EMBRACING KANGITEN, 19TH...
A FINE JAPANESE LACQUERED ALTAR SHRINE WITH EMBRACING KANGITEN, 19TH CENTURY
A finely crafted cylindrical gilt-lacquered altar shrine from 19th-century Japan, featuring Embracing Kangiten — twin elephant-headed gods in a bronze embrace.
Decorated with scrollwork, beads, and a flaming glass finial on a lotus base.
Height: 55.5 cm.
Weight: 3.9 kg.
Condition: Very good condition with some wear, flaking and minor losses to lacquer, small chips.
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A FINE JAPANESE LACQUERED ALTAR SHRINE WITH EMBRACING KANGITEN, 19TH CENTURY
A finely crafted cylindrical gilt-lacquered altar shrine from 19th-century Japan, featuring Embracing Kangiten — twin elephant-headed gods in a bronze embrace.
Decorated with scrollwork, beads, and a flaming glass finial on a lotus base.
Height: 55.5 cm.
Weight: 3.9 kg.
Condition: Very good condition with some wear, flaking and minor losses to lacquer, small chips.
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